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CDUS43 KFSD 200626
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
126 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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 79 4:47 PM 98 1955 83 -4 89
MINIMUM 58 9:48 AM 39 2004 61 -3 67
AVERAGE 69 72 -3 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.11 1.24 1989 0.10 0.01 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.99 2.14 -1.15 2.52
SINCE JUN 1 5.43 9.62 -4.19 11.40
SINCE JAN 1 12.89 19.51 -6.62 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 4 7 -3 13
MONTH TO DATE 156 156 0 163
SINCE JUN 1 707 628 79 661
SINCE JAN 1 783 679 104 706
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 2:00 AM
LOWEST 54 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 99 1955
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 34 1950
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 8:22 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 8:21 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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