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CDUS43 KFSD 270649  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
149 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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 83 2:51 PM 108 1973 81 2 76  
MINIMUM 60 6:13 AM 40 1896 59 1 44  
AVERAGE 72 70 2 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.26 1903 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.07 2.83 -1.76 2.63  
SINCE JUN 1 5.51 10.31 -4.80 11.51  
SINCE JAN 1 12.97 20.20 -7.23 17.64  
 
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 1 -1 5  
MONTH TO DATE 1 3 -2 18  
SINCE JUN 1 15 40 -25 44  
SINCE JUL 1 1 8 -7 22  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 6 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 211 200 11 192  
SINCE JUN 1 762 672 90 690  
SINCE JAN 1 838 723 115 735    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 42 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 101 1973  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 35 1896  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 6:45 AM CDT SUNSET 8:11 PM CDT  
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 6:46 AM CDT SUNSET 8:09 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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