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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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