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CDUS43 KFSD 200631  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
131 AM CDT SAT APR 20 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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 48 3:14 PM 89 1987 60 -12 63  
MINIMUM 30 3:24 AM 15 1928 37 -7 43  
AVERAGE 39 48 -9 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.90 1916 0.10 -0.10 0.34  
MONTH TO DATE 2.36 1.81 0.55 0.66  
SINCE MAR 1 3.45 3.41 0.04 1.83  
SINCE JAN 1 4.83 4.84 -0.01 5.15  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.5 1966 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 3.9 -3.6 T  
SINCE MAR 1 3.3 11.1 -7.8 8.3  
SINCE JUL 1 25.2 44.0 -18.8 64.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 26 17 9 12  
MONTH TO DATE 274 378 -104 334  
SINCE MAR 1 1088 1320 -232 1497  
SINCE JUL 1 5547 6829 -1282 7083  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 29  
SINCE MAR 1 5 1 4 29  
SINCE JAN 1 5 1 4 29    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.7  
 
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 69 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 93 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 16 2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 20 2024.........SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 8:17 PM CDT  
APRIL 21 2024.........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 8:18 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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