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CDUS43 KFSD 050700  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
200 AM CDT WED AUG 05 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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 73 1:39 PM 107 1934 85 -12 75  
MINIMUM 55 11:59 PM 42 1894 63 -8 61  
AVERAGE 64 74 -10 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 2.48 2007 0.12 -0.10 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.47 -0.45 0.12  
SINCE JUN 1 4.46 7.95 -3.49 9.00  
SINCE JAN 1 11.92 17.84 -5.92 15.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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  
YESTERDAY 1 0 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 0  
SINCE JUN 1 15 37 -22 26  
SINCE JUL 1 1 5 -4 4  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 9 -9 3  
MONTH TO DATE 31 36 -5 9  
SINCE JUN 1 582 508 74 507  
SINCE JAN 1 658 559 99 552    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 47 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 99 1934  
1968  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 44 1908  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 5 2026........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 8:44 PM CDT  
AUGUST 6 2026........SUNRISE 6:22 AM CDT SUNSET 8:43 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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