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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
153 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2026

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         98   4:17 PM 104    2012  81     17       80
  MINIMUM         70   6:22 AM  37    1893  58     12       58
  AVERAGE         84                        69     15       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.76 1962   0.10  -0.10     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    1.21                      3.24  -2.03     2.72
  SINCE JUN 1      5.65                     10.72  -5.07    11.60
  SINCE JAN 1     13.11                     20.61  -7.50    17.73

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                         7     -6       18
  SINCE JUN 1     15                        44    -29       44
  SINCE JUL 1      1                        12    -11       22

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       19                         5     14        4
  MONTH TO DATE  259                       223     36      209
  SINCE JUN 1    810                       695    115      707
  SINCE JAN 1    886                       746    140      752
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           4:00 AM
 LOWEST     34           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        97      1898
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        37      1895


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE   6:50 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:04 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  1 2026.....SUNRISE   6:51 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:02 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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