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CDUS43 KFSD 162226  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
526 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 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 91 3:53 PM 105 1926 86 5 68  
MINIMUM 64 5:02 AM 46 1896 64 0 58  
AVERAGE 78 75 3 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.64 1915 0.10 -0.10 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.35 1.67 0.68 3.07  
SINCE JUN 1 4.09 5.90 -1.81 6.79  
SINCE JAN 1 11.55 15.79 -4.24 12.92  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 2  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 2  
SINCE JUN 1 14 32 -18 24  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 2  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 13 10 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 203 152 51 157  
SINCE JUN 1 371 330 41 356  
SINCE JAN 1 447 381 66 401    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1  
 
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 96 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 110 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 44 1900  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 6:01 AM CDT SUNSET 9:05 PM CDT  
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 6:01 AM CDT SUNSET 9:04 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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