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CDUS43 KFSD 160629  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
129 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 5:30 PM 106 1937 83 -1 87  
MINIMUM 67 11:59 PM 36 1895 62 5 71  
AVERAGE 75 72 3 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.05 3.23 1977 0.11 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.83 1.70 -0.87 0.97  
SINCE JUN 1 5.27 9.18 -3.91 9.85  
SINCE JAN 1 12.73 19.07 -6.34 15.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2019 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 10 8 2 14  
MONTH TO DATE 129 127 2 109  
SINCE JUN 1 680 599 81 607  
SINCE JAN 1 756 650 106 652    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 62 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 101 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 48 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CDT SUNSET 8:29 PM CDT  
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 8:27 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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