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CDUS43 KFSD 212221  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
521 PM CDT SUN APR 21 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 63 3:36 PM 93 1980 61 2 42  
MINIMUM 27 5:46 AM 17 1927 37 -10 31  
AVERAGE 45 49 -4 37  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.13 1952 0.11 -0.11 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 2.36 2.03 0.33 0.84  
SINCE MAR 1 3.45 3.63 -0.18 2.01  
SINCE JAN 1 4.83 5.06 -0.23 5.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.6 1988 0.2 -0.2 0.4  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 4.2 -3.9 0.5  
SINCE MAR 1 3.3 11.4 -8.1 8.8  
SINCE JUL 1 25.2 44.3 -19.1 65.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 20 16 4 28  
MONTH TO DATE 317 410 -93 384  
SINCE MAR 1 1131 1352 -221 1547  
SINCE JUL 1 5590 6861 -1271 7133  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 58 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 18 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 38  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 93 1960  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 23 1909  
1927  
1956  
 
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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