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CDUS43 KFSD 202236
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
536 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 86 3:59 PM 99 1955 82 4 85
MINIMUM 61 3:45 AM 34 1950 61 0 66
AVERAGE 74 72 2 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.51 2002 0.10 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.99 2.24 -1.25 2.52
SINCE JUN 1 5.43 9.72 -4.29 11.40
SINCE JAN 1 12.89 19.61 -6.72 17.53
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 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
TODAY 9 7 2 11
MONTH TO DATE 165 163 2 174
SINCE JUN 1 716 635 81 672
SINCE JAN 1 792 686 106 717
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 7:00 AM
LOWEST 50 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 98 1947
1959
1968
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 40 2004
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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