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CDUS43 KFSD 120648  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
148 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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 90 1:23 PM 99 1936 84 6 84  
MINIMUM 72 5:32 AM 35 1902 62 10 57  
AVERAGE 81 73 8 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.85 1926 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 1.25 -1.23 0.92  
SINCE JUN 1 4.46 8.73 -4.27 9.80  
SINCE JAN 1 11.92 18.62 -6.70 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 16 8 8 6  
MONTH TO DATE 86 95 -9 71  
SINCE JUN 1 637 567 70 569  
SINCE JAN 1 713 618 95 614    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 59 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 97 1971  
1995  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 44 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE 6:28 AM CDT SUNSET 8:35 PM CDT  
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 8:33 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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