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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
525 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         81   3:54 PM 101    1988  83     -2       88
  MINIMUM         62   6:07 AM  48    1970  61      1       71
  AVERAGE         72                        72      0       80

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.61 2015   0.12  -0.12      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      1.82  -0.99     0.97
  SINCE JUN 1      5.27                      9.30  -4.03     9.85
  SINCE JAN 1     12.73                     19.19  -6.46    15.98

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY            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
  TODAY            7                         8     -1       15
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       135      1      124
  SINCE JUN 1    687                       607     80      622
  SINCE JAN 1    763                       658    105      667
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     45           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       101      1947
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        40      2012


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE   6:33 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:29 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE   6:34 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:27 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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