706  
CDUS43 KFSD 122242  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
542 PM CDT SAT APR 12 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 79 3:59 PM 92 2023 58 21 66  
MINIMUM 49 6:13 AM 14 1957 34 15 36  
AVERAGE 64 46 18 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.52 1960 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.75 1.09 -0.34 1.02  
SINCE MAR 1 2.33 2.69 -0.36 2.11  
SINCE JAN 1 2.81 4.12 -1.31 3.49  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.2 2020 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.4 2.5 -2.1 0.3  
SINCE MAR 1 3.8 9.7 -5.9 3.3  
SINCE JUL 1 16.2 42.6 -26.4 25.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 1 19 -18 14  
MONTH TO DATE 250 254 -4 208  
SINCE MAR 1 977 1196 -219 1022  
SINCE JUL 1 6107 6705 -598 5481  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 54 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 27 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 41  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 91 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 11 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 12 2025.........SUNRISE 6:49 AM CDT SUNSET 8:07 PM CDT  
APRIL 13 2025.........SUNRISE 6:47 AM CDT SUNSET 8:08 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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