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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
127 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         86   4:04 PM  99    1955  82      4       85
  MINIMUM         61   3:45 AM  34    1950  61      0       66
  AVERAGE         74                        72      2       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.51 2002   0.10  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.05                      2.24  -1.19     2.52
  SINCE JUN 1      5.49                      9.72  -4.23    11.40
  SINCE JAN 1     12.95                     19.61  -6.66    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       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    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN


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 TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1947
                                             1959
                                             1968
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        40      2004


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE   6:39 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:21 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE   6:40 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:19 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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