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CDUS43 KFSD 210632  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
132 AM CDT SUN APR 21 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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 50 5:30 PM 93 1980 61 -11 50  
MINIMUM 34 11:56 PM 16 2013 37 -3 35  
AVERAGE 42 49 -7 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.26 1917 0.11 -0.11 0.15  
MONTH TO DATE 2.36 1.92 0.44 0.81  
SINCE MAR 1 3.45 3.52 -0.07 1.98  
SINCE JAN 1 4.83 4.95 -0.12 5.30  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.5 1893 0.1 -0.1 0.1  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 4.0 -3.7 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 3.3 11.2 -7.9 8.4  
SINCE JUL 1 25.2 44.1 -18.9 64.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 23 16 7 22  
MONTH TO DATE 297 394 -97 356  
SINCE MAR 1 1111 1336 -225 1519  
SINCE JUL 1 5570 6845 -1275 7105  
 
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 61 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 93 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 17 1927  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 21 2024.........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 8:18 PM CDT  
APRIL 22 2024.........SUNRISE 6:32 AM CDT SUNSET 8:19 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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