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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
121 AM CDT THU APR 04 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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 54 4:10 PM 80 1910 54 0 43  
MINIMUM 33 6:17 AM 4 1936 31 2 32  
AVERAGE 44 42 2 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.06 1968 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 0.24 0.25 T  
SINCE MAR 1 1.58 1.84 -0.26 1.17  
SINCE JAN 1 2.96 3.27 -0.31 4.49  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.3 2018 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 0.7 -0.4 T  
SINCE MAR 1 3.3 7.9 -4.6 8.3  
SINCE JUL 1 25.2 40.8 -15.6 64.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 21 22 -1 27  
MONTH TO DATE 69 68 1 81  
SINCE MAR 1 883 1010 -127 1244  
SINCE JUL 1 5342 6519 -1177 6830  
 
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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 84 2021  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 5 1899  
2018  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 4 2024.........SUNRISE 7:02 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT  
APRIL 5 2024.........SUNRISE 7:00 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 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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