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CDUS43 KFSD 072234  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
534 PM CDT SUN APR 07 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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 56 1:50 PM 86 1988 56 0 61  
MINIMUM 42 2:32 PM 11 1936 33 9 26  
AVERAGE 49 44 5 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.23 1.79 2006 0.09 0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.90 0.60 0.30 0.17  
SINCE MAR 1 1.99 2.20 -0.21 1.34  
SINCE JAN 1 3.37 3.63 -0.26 4.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.3 2000 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 1.5 -1.2 T  
SINCE MAR 1 3.3 8.7 -5.4 8.3  
SINCE JUL 1 25.2 41.6 -16.4 64.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 16 21 -5 21  
MONTH TO DATE 136 154 -18 198  
SINCE MAR 1 950 1096 -146 1361  
SINCE JUL 1 5409 6605 -1196 6947  
 
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 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 3:00 PM  
LOWEST 64 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 85 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 8 1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 7 2024.........SUNRISE 6:57 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT  
APRIL 8 2024.........SUNRISE 6:55 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 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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