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CDUS43 KFSD 030727  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
227 AM CDT WED APR 03 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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 56 2:34 PM 84 2012 54 2 52  
MINIMUM 34 6:55 AM 6 1899 31 3 36  
AVERAGE 45 42 3 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.00 1988 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 0.16 0.33 T  
SINCE MAR 1 1.58 1.76 -0.18 1.17  
SINCE JAN 1 2.96 3.19 -0.23 4.49  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 1899 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 0.5 -0.2 T  
SINCE MAR 1 3.3 7.7 -4.4 8.3  
SINCE JUL 1 25.2 40.6 -15.4 64.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 20 23 -3 21  
MONTH TO DATE 48 46 2 54  
SINCE MAR 1 862 988 -126 1217  
SINCE JUL 1 5321 6497 -1176 6803  
 
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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 80 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 4 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 3 2024.........SUNRISE 7:04 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 PM CDT  
APRIL 4 2024.........SUNRISE 7:02 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 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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