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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
209 AM CDT FRI AUG 28 2026

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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         85   4:42 PM 101    1973  81      4       80
  MINIMUM         55   6:07 AM  35    1896  59     -4       62
  AVERAGE         70                        70      0       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.60 2015   0.10  -0.10     0.08
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      2.93  -1.86     2.71
  SINCE JUN 1      5.51                     10.41  -4.90    11.59
  SINCE JAN 1     12.97                     20.30  -7.33    17.72

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        0
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         4     -3       18
  SINCE JUN 1     15                        41    -26       44
  SINCE JUL 1      1                         9     -8       22

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         6     -1        6
  MONTH TO DATE  216                       206     10      198
  SINCE JUN 1    767                       678     89      696
  SINCE JAN 1    843                       729    114      741
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     33           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       100      1973
                                             1984
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        38      1893
                                             1911


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE   6:46 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:09 PM CDT
AUGUST 29 2026........SUNRISE   6:47 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:07 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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