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CXUS53 KFSD 012025
CLMFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
325 PM CDT WED MAY 01 2024
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 98 04/28/1910
LOW 4 04/03/1936
HIGHEST 88 04/13 MM MM 92 04/12
LOWEST 27 04/21 MM MM 21 04/06
AVG. MAXIMUM 62.7 59.0 3.7 59.7
AVG. MINIMUM 39.5 35.5 4.0 35.3
MEAN 51.1 47.2 3.9 47.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 2
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.8 -0.8 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 5 12.6 -7.6 14
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 6.97 2001
MINIMUM 0.02 1926
TOTALS 5.20 3.00 2.20 0.87
DAILY AVG. 0.17 0.10 0.07 0.03
DAYS >= .01 9 10.2 -1.2 8
DAYS >= .10 7 6.1 0.9 4
DAYS >= .50 3 1.9 1.1 0
DAYS >= 1.00 3 0.6 2.4 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.64 04/28 TO 04/28
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 31.4 2018
TOTALS 0.3 5.1 -4.8 0.5
SINCE 7/1 25.2 45.2 -20.0 65.2
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 T
DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.3 -1.3 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 T 04/01
04/02
04/22
24 HR TOTAL 0.3 04/01 TO 04/01
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 417 538 -121 547
SINCE 7/1 5690 6988 -1298 7296
COOLING TOTAL 5 5 0 29
SINCE 1/1 5 6 -1 29
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/110 DATE 04/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/130 DATE 04/06
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.55
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 56
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 18 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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