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CDUS43 KFSD 052238  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
538 PM CDT FRI APR 05 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 62 2:56 PM 90 2021 55 7 34  
MINIMUM 28 6:17 AM 11 1926 32 -4 23  
1982  
AVERAGE 45 43 2 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.13 1999 0.09 -0.09 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 0.42 0.07 0.17  
SINCE MAR 1 1.58 2.02 -0.44 1.34  
SINCE JAN 1 2.96 3.45 -0.49 4.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 5.0 1938 0.2 MM T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 1.1 -0.8 T  
SINCE MAR 1 3.3 8.3 -5.0 8.3  
SINCE JUL 1 25.2 41.2 -16.0 64.7  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 20 22 -2 36  
MONTH TO DATE 109 112 -3 148  
SINCE MAR 1 923 1054 -131 1311  
SINCE JUL 1 5382 6563 -1181 6897  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 25 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 88 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 5 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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