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CXUS53 KFSD 012030  
CLMHON  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
330 PM CDT WED MAY 01 2024  
   
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..THE HURON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1881 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 97 04/21/1980  
LOW -2 04/03/1975  
HIGHEST 91 04/13 MM MM 92 04/11  
LOWEST 18 04/04 MM MM 15 04/06  
AVG. MAXIMUM 61.3 57.9 3.4 57.2  
AVG. MINIMUM 35.8 33.6 2.2 30.9  
MEAN 48.6 45.7 2.9 44.0  
DAYS MAX >= 90 1 0.1 0.9 1  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.9 -0.9 2  
DAYS MIN <= 32 12 13.3 -1.3 17  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 6.64 2001  
MINIMUM 0.03 1934  
TOTALS 4.17 2.52 1.65 0.57  
DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.08 0.06 0.02  
DAYS >= .01 12 9.0 3.0 5  
DAYS >= .10 8 4.9 3.1 3  
DAYS >= .50 3 1.7 1.3 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.6 1.4 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 1.21 04/25 TO 04/26  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL 25.8 1935  
TOTALS 2.0 5.5 -3.5 3.0  
SINCE 7/1 30.2 44.4 -14.2 55.4  
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0  
DAYS >= 1.0 1 1.4 -0.4 1  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH 1 04/02 2 04/01  
24 HR TOTAL 2.0 04/01 TO 04/01  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 488 580 -92 625  
SINCE 7/1 6294 7388 -1094 7829  
COOLING TOTAL 4 2 2 6  
SINCE 1/1 4 2 2 6    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.6  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/120 DATE 04/16  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 65/110 DATE 04/16  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.42  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 18  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 4  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 62  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 6  
LIGHT RAIN 14 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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