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CDUS43 KFSD 010622  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1222 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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 27 12:19 AM 66 2000 37 -10 52  
MINIMUM 13 11:59 PM -31 1962 18 -5 24  
AVERAGE 20 27 -7 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.41 2012 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.83 -0.80 0.42  
SINCE DEC 1 1.00 2.26 -1.26 1.14  
SINCE JAN 1 0.20 1.43 -1.23 0.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 9.4 1951 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 8.6 -8.1 7.1  
SINCE DEC 1 15.0 25.3 -10.3 11.4  
SINCE JUL 1 23.3 32.9 -9.6 12.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 45 38 7 27  
MONTH TO DATE 940 1197 -257 1343  
SINCE DEC 1 3704 3975 -271 3991  
SINCE JUL 1 4972 5511 -539 5130  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 55 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 68 1923  
1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -16 1962  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 1 2026.........SUNRISE 7:03 AM CST SUNSET 6:16 PM CST  
MARCH 2 2026.........SUNRISE 7:01 AM CST SUNSET 6:17 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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