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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
145 AM CDT SUN APR 07 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 67 3:25 PM 88 1991 55 12 51  
MINIMUM 41 6:42 AM 5 1982 32 9 21  
AVERAGE 54 44 10 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.18 1.60 2006 0.09 0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.67 0.51 0.16 0.17  
SINCE MAR 1 1.76 2.11 -0.35 1.34  
SINCE JAN 1 3.14 3.54 -0.40 4.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.0 1909 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 1.3 -1.0 T  
SINCE MAR 1 3.3 8.5 -5.2 8.3  
SINCE JUL 1 25.2 41.4 -16.2 64.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 11 21 -10 29  
MONTH TO DATE 120 133 -13 177  
SINCE MAR 1 934 1075 -141 1340  
SINCE JUL 1 5393 6584 -1191 6926  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 44 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 60 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 26.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 28 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 86 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 11 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 7 2024.........SUNRISE 6:57 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT  
APRIL 8 2024.........SUNRISE 6:55 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 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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