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CDUS43 KFSD 082230  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
530 PM CDT MON APR 08 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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 51 1:07 PM 85 1988 56 -5 77  
MINIMUM 38 7:10 AM 8 1997 33 5 31  
AVERAGE 45 44 1 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 1.16 1999 0.10 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.02 0.70 0.32 0.17  
SINCE MAR 1 2.11 2.30 -0.19 1.34  
SINCE JAN 1 3.49 3.73 -0.24 4.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.8 2018 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 1.7 -1.4 T  
SINCE MAR 1 3.3 8.9 -5.6 8.3  
SINCE JUL 1 25.2 41.8 -16.6 64.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 20 21 -1 11  
MONTH TO DATE 156 175 -19 209  
SINCE MAR 1 970 1117 -147 1372  
SINCE JUL 1 5429 6626 -1197 6958  
 
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 W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 65 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 88 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 10 1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 8 2024.........SUNRISE 6:55 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 PM CDT  
APRIL 9 2024.........SUNRISE 6:54 AM CDT SUNSET 8:04 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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