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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
218 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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   3:20 PM  98    1947  82      4       87
                                      1959
                                      1968
  MINIMUM         58   6:08 AM  40    2004  60     -2       63
  AVERAGE         72                        71      1       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.28 2002   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.05                      2.34  -1.29     2.52
  SINCE JUN 1      5.49                      9.82  -4.33    11.40
  SINCE JAN 1     12.95                     19.71  -6.76    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        7                         7      0       10
  MONTH TO DATE  172                       170      2      184
  SINCE JUN 1    723                       642     81      682
  SINCE JAN 1    799                       693    106      727
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     36           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       103      1971
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        41      1904


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE   6:40 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:19 PM CDT
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE   6:41 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:17 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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