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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
129 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2026

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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         87   3:21 PM 100    1973  81      6       82
                                      1984
  MINIMUM         60   5:25 AM  38    1893  59      1       56
                                      1911
  AVERAGE         74                        70      4       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             3.35 2021   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      3.03  -1.96     2.71
  SINCE JUN 1      5.51                     10.51  -5.00    11.59
  SINCE JAN 1     12.97                     20.40  -7.43    17.72

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                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         5     -4       18
  SINCE JUN 1     15                        42    -27       44
  SINCE JUL 1      1                        10     -9       22

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        9                         6      3        4
  MONTH TO DATE  225                       212     13      202
  SINCE JUN 1    776                       684     92      700
  SINCE JAN 1    852                       735    117      745
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     45           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       100      2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        34      1893


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2026........SUNRISE   6:47 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:07 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2026........SUNRISE   6:49 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:06 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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