913  
CDUS43 KFSD 172235  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
535 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 76 2:33 PM 90 1985 60 16 62  
MINIMUM 55 6:03 AM 15 1907 36 19 46  
AVERAGE 66 48 18 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.73 1896 0.11 -0.11 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 0.78 1.60 -0.82 2.36  
SINCE MAR 1 2.36 3.20 -0.84 3.45  
SINCE JAN 1 2.84 4.63 -1.79 4.83  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.1 1983 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.4 3.5 -3.1 0.3  
SINCE MAR 1 3.8 10.7 -6.9 3.3  
SINCE JUL 1 16.2 43.6 -27.4 25.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 17 -17 11  
MONTH TO DATE 295 344 -49 227  
SINCE MAR 1 1022 1286 -264 1041  
SINCE JUL 1 6152 6795 -643 5500  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 0 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 5  
SINCE MAR 1 1 1 0 5  
SINCE JAN 1 1 1 0 5    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.8  
 
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 65 9:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 92 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 14 1953  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2025.........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 8:13 PM CDT  
APRIL 18 2025.........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 8:14 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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