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CDUS43 KFSD 262223  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
423 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 57 3:55 PM 70 2024 36 21 56  
MINIMUM 13 7:32 AM -23 1897 17 -4 34  
AVERAGE 35 26 9 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.13 1958 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.75 -0.72 0.42  
SINCE DEC 1 1.00 2.18 -1.18 1.14  
SINCE JAN 1 0.20 1.35 -1.15 0.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.5 1944 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 8.0 -7.5 7.1  
SINCE DEC 1 15.0 24.7 -9.7 11.4  
SINCE JUL 1 23.3 32.3 -9.0 12.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 30 39 -9 20  
MONTH TO DATE 872 1121 -249 1296  
SINCE DEC 1 3636 3899 -263 3944  
SINCE JUL 1 4904 5435 -531 5083  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 24 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 63 1895  
2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -19 1899  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 7:08 AM CST SUNSET 6:12 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 7:06 AM CST SUNSET 6:13 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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