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CDUS43 KFSD 280631  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1231 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 2026  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 58 2:40 PM 63 1895 36 22 57  
2016  
MINIMUM 25 3:36 AM -19 1899 17 8 32  
AVERAGE 42 27 15 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.00 1948 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.79 -0.76 0.42  
SINCE DEC 1 1.00 2.22 -1.22 1.14  
SINCE JAN 1 0.20 1.39 -1.19 0.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.8 1969 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 8.3 -7.8 7.1  
SINCE DEC 1 15.0 25.0 -10.0 11.4  
SINCE JUL 1 23.3 32.6 -9.3 12.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 23 38 -15 20  
MONTH TO DATE 895 1159 -264 1316  
SINCE DEC 1 3659 3937 -278 3964  
SINCE JUL 1 4927 5473 -546 5103  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 25 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 66 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -31 1962  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 28 2026......SUNRISE 7:05 AM CST SUNSET 6:15 PM CST  
MARCH 1 2026.........SUNRISE 7:03 AM CST SUNSET 6:16 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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