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CDUS43 KFSD 182239  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
539 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 56 12:18 PM 92 1985 60 -4 52  
MINIMUM 42 5:32 AM 14 1953 36 6 35  
AVERAGE 49 48 1 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.12 1995 0.11 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.78 1.71 -0.93 2.36  
SINCE MAR 1 2.36 3.31 -0.95 3.45  
SINCE JAN 1 2.84 4.74 -1.90 4.83  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.2 2018 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.4 3.7 -3.3 0.3  
SINCE MAR 1 3.8 10.9 -7.1 3.3  
SINCE JUL 1 16.2 43.8 -27.6 25.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 16 17 -1 21  
MONTH TO DATE 315 361 -46 248  
SINCE MAR 1 1042 1303 -261 1062  
SINCE JUL 1 6172 6812 -640 5521  
 
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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 89 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 15 1928  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2025.........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 8:14 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2025.........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 8:15 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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