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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
148 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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         90   1:23 PM  99    1936  84      6       84
  MINIMUM         72   5:32 AM  35    1902  62     10       57
  AVERAGE         81                        73      8       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.85 1926   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      1.25  -1.23     0.92
  SINCE JUN 1      4.46                      8.73  -4.27     9.80
  SINCE JAN 1     11.92                     18.62  -6.70    15.93

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       16                         8      8        6
  MONTH TO DATE   86                        95     -9       71
  SINCE JUN 1    637                       567     70      569
  SINCE JAN 1    713                       618     95      614
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     59           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        97      1971
                                             1995
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        44      1964


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE   6:28 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:35 PM CDT
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE   6:30 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:33 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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