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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
523 PM CDT WED AUG 05 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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 81 3:36 PM 99 1934 84 -3 80  
1968  
MINIMUM 49 4:35 AM 44 1908 63 -14 64  
AVERAGE 65 74 -9 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.88 1953 0.11 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.58 -0.56 0.12  
SINCE JUN 1 4.46 8.06 -3.60 9.00  
SINCE JAN 1 11.92 17.95 -6.03 15.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 2021 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  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 0  
SINCE JUN 1 15 37 -22 26  
SINCE JUL 1 1 5 -4 4  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 9 -9 7  
MONTH TO DATE 31 45 -14 16  
SINCE JUN 1 582 517 65 514  
SINCE JAN 1 658 568 90 559    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 27 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 99 1894  
1969  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 46 1902  
1904  
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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