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CDUS43 KFSD 302248  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
548 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 68 11:41 AM 92 1992 65 3 59  
2007  
MINIMUM 38 2:45 AM 17 1903 41 -3 40  
AVERAGE 53 53 0 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.12 1.87 1937 0.11 0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.20 3.00 2.20 0.87  
SINCE MAR 1 6.29 4.60 1.69 2.04  
SINCE JAN 1 7.67 6.03 1.64 5.36  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.3 2017 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 5.1 -4.8 0.5  
SINCE MAR 1 3.3 12.3 -9.0 8.8  
SINCE JUL 1 25.2 45.2 -20.0 65.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 12 13 -1 15  
MONTH TO DATE 417 537 -120 547  
SINCE MAR 1 1231 1479 -248 1710  
SINCE JUL 1 5690 6988 -1298 7296  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 5 0 29  
SINCE MAR 1 5 6 -1 29  
SINCE JAN 1 5 6 -1 29    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 59 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 94 1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 21 1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 30 2024.........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 8:29 PM CDT  
MAY 1 2024...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 8:30 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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