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CDUS43 KFSD 010630
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
130 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 55 4:19 PM 92 1992 65 -10 72
2007
MINIMUM 35 4:50 AM 17 1903 41 -6 47
AVERAGE 45 53 -8 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.87 1937 0.11 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.37 3.00 -0.63 1.87
SINCE MAR 1 3.06 4.60 -1.54 3.45
SINCE JAN 1 3.26 6.03 -2.77 3.93
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.3 2017 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 5.1 -5.0 0.4
SINCE MAR 1 7.1 12.3 -5.2 3.8
SINCE JUL 1 30.4 45.2 -14.8 16.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 20 13 7 5
MONTH TO DATE 522 537 -15 463
SINCE MAR 1 1308 1479 -171 1190
SINCE JUL 1 6280 6988 -708 6320
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 10 5 5 0
SINCE MAR 1 10 6 4 0
SINCE JAN 1 10 6 4 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
SLEET
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 89 6:00 AM
LOWEST 31 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 60
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 94 1959
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 21 1997
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:29 PM CDT
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 8:31 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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