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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
146 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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         84   4:32 PM 103    1971  82      2       79
  MINIMUM         58  11:54 PM  41    1904  60     -2       66
  AVERAGE         71                        71      0       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.38 1957   0.10  -0.10     0.11
  MONTH TO DATE    1.05                      2.44  -1.39     2.63
  SINCE JUN 1      5.49                      9.92  -4.43    11.51
  SINCE JAN 1     12.95                     19.81  -6.86    17.64

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        6                         6      0        8
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       176      2      192
  SINCE JUN 1    729                       648     81      690
  SINCE JAN 1    805                       699    106      735
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     31           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       100      1971
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        42      1927


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE   6:41 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:17 PM CDT
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE   6:42 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:16 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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