628  
CDUS43 KFSD 162238  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
538 PM CDT WED APR 16 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 78 3:47 PM 92 1964 59 19 69  
MINIMUM 42 4:22 AM 13 1904 36 6 51  
AVERAGE 60 47 13 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.31 2024 0.10 -0.10 1.31  
MONTH TO DATE 0.78 1.49 -0.71 2.33  
SINCE MAR 1 2.36 3.09 -0.73 3.42  
SINCE JAN 1 2.84 4.52 -1.68 4.80  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.0 1945 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.4 3.3 -2.9 0.3  
SINCE MAR 1 3.8 10.5 -6.7 3.3  
SINCE JUL 1 16.2 43.4 -27.2 25.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 18 -13 5  
MONTH TO DATE 296 327 -31 216  
SINCE MAR 1 1023 1269 -246 1030  
SINCE JUL 1 6153 6778 -625 5489  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 5  
SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 5  
SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 5    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 49 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 24 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 37  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 90 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 15 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 16 2025.........SUNRISE 6:42 AM CDT SUNSET 8:12 PM CDT  
APRIL 17 2025.........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 8:13 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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