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CDUS43 KFSD 050732  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
232 AM CDT FRI APR 05 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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 60 4:56 PM 84 2021 54 6 35  
MINIMUM 29 6:16 AM 5 1899 32 -3 32  
2018  
AVERAGE 45 43 2 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.02 1957 0.09 -0.09 0.17  
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 0.33 0.16 0.17  
SINCE MAR 1 1.58 1.93 -0.35 1.34  
SINCE JAN 1 2.96 3.36 -0.40 4.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 8.4 1957 0.2 -0.2 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 0.9 -0.6 T  
SINCE MAR 1 3.3 8.1 -4.8 8.3  
SINCE JUL 1 25.2 41.0 -15.8 64.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 20 22 -2 31  
MONTH TO DATE 89 90 -1 112  
SINCE MAR 1 903 1032 -129 1275  
SINCE JUL 1 5362 6541 -1179 6861  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 64 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 18 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 41  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 90 2021  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 11 1926  
1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 5 2024.........SUNRISE 7:00 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 PM CDT  
APRIL 6 2024.........SUNRISE 6:59 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 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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