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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
530 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         86   3:59 PM 101    1947  83      3       85
  MINIMUM         57   4:47 AM  40    2012  61     -4       72
  AVERAGE         72                        72      0       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.16 1902   0.11  -0.11     0.18
                                      1975
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      1.93  -1.10     1.15
  SINCE JUN 1      5.27                      9.41  -4.14    10.03
  SINCE JAN 1     12.73                     19.30  -6.57    16.16

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                         7      0       14
  MONTH TO DATE  143                       142      1      138
  SINCE JUN 1    694                       614     80      636
  SINCE JAN 1    770                       665    105      681
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2


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    96           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     38          12:00 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       101      1983
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        44      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE   6:34 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:27 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE   6:35 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:25 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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