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CDUS43 KFSD 080652  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
152 AM CDT SAT AUG 08 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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 82 3:38 PM 100 1896 84 -2 85  
MINIMUM 58 11:48 PM 46 1904 63 -5 68  
AVERAGE 70 73 -3 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 5.44 2022 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.81 -0.79 0.92  
SINCE JUN 1 4.46 8.29 -3.83 9.80  
SINCE JAN 1 11.92 18.18 -6.26 15.93  
 
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 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  
YESTERDAY 5 9 -4 12  
MONTH TO DATE 43 63 -20 34  
SINCE JUN 1 594 535 59 532  
SINCE JAN 1 670 586 84 577    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 100 1995  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 44 1932  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 8 2026........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CDT SUNSET 8:40 PM CDT  
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 6:25 AM CDT SUNSET 8:39 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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