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CDUS43 KFSD 190624
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
124 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 84 4:30 PM 101 1983 83 1 86
MINIMUM 63 11:59 PM 44 2002 61 2 68
AVERAGE 74 72 2 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.05 1.37 2025 0.11 -0.06 1.37
MONTH TO DATE 0.88 2.04 -1.16 2.52
SINCE JUN 1 5.32 9.52 -4.20 11.40
SINCE JAN 1 12.78 19.41 -6.63 17.53
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 9 7 2 12
MONTH TO DATE 152 149 3 150
SINCE JUN 1 703 621 82 648
SINCE JAN 1 779 672 107 693
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 4:00 AM
LOWEST 47 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 67
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 98 1955
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 39 2004
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 8:24 PM CDT
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 8:22 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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