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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
155 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2026

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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         74   1:30 PM  96    1955  76     -2       92
  MINIMUM         46   5:58 AM  28    1893  52     -6       58
                                      1903
  AVERAGE         60                        64     -4       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.40 1986   0.08  -0.08     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    1.93                      1.45   0.48     0.11
  SINCE SEP 1      1.93                      1.45   0.48     0.11
  SINCE JAN 1     15.04                     22.16  -7.12    17.93

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2025   0.0    0.0       T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0       T
  SINCE SEP 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        5                         4      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        40    -20       48
  SINCE SEP 1     20                        40    -20       48
  SINCE JUL 1     21                        57    -36       70

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       10
  MONTH TO DATE  126                        64     62       79
  SINCE SEP 1    126                        64     62       79
  SINCE JAN 1   1027                       814    213      837
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     48           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76       103      1895
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        24      1900


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE   7:09 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:33 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 18 2026.....SUNRISE   7:10 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:31 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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