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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
126 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2026

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         79   4:47 PM  98    1955  83     -4       89
  MINIMUM         58   9:48 AM  39    2004  61     -3       67
  AVERAGE         69                        72     -3       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.11          1.24 1989   0.10   0.01     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      2.14  -1.15     2.52
  SINCE JUN 1      5.43                      9.62  -4.19    11.40
  SINCE JAN 1     12.89                     19.51  -6.62    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        4                         7     -3       13
  MONTH TO DATE  156                       156      0      163
  SINCE JUN 1    707                       628     79      661
  SINCE JAN 1    783                       679    104      706
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     54           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        99      1955
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        34      1950


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE   6:37 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:22 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE   6:39 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:21 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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