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CDUS43 KFSD 130651  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
151 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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 1:58 PM 97 1971 84 6 82  
1995  
MINIMUM 70 6:06 AM 44 1964 62 8 59  
AVERAGE 80 73 7 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.08 1905 0.11 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 1.36 -1.33 0.92  
SINCE JUN 1 4.47 8.84 -4.37 9.80  
SINCE JAN 1 11.93 18.73 -6.80 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 15 8 7 6  
MONTH TO DATE 101 103 -2 77  
SINCE JUN 1 652 575 77 575  
SINCE JAN 1 728 626 102 620    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 47 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 101 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 37 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 8:33 PM CDT  
AUGUST 14 2026........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CDT SUNSET 8:32 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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