651  
CDUS43 KFSD 290632  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
132 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 2025  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 80 3:10 PM 98 1910 64 16 54  
MINIMUM 44 11:59 PM 24 1950 40 4 47  
2017  
AVERAGE 62 52 10 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.06 1.64 2024 0.11 -0.05 1.64  
MONTH TO DATE 1.72 2.79 -1.07 5.08  
SINCE MAR 1 3.30 4.39 -1.09 6.17  
SINCE JAN 1 3.78 5.82 -2.04 7.55  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 10.5 1994 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.4 5.0 -4.6 0.3  
SINCE MAR 1 3.8 12.2 -8.4 3.3  
SINCE JUL 1 16.2 45.1 -28.9 25.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 3 13 -10 14  
MONTH TO DATE 427 511 -84 389  
SINCE MAR 1 1154 1453 -299 1203  
SINCE JUL 1 6284 6962 -678 5662  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 90 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 92  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 90 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 19 1958  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 29 2025.........SUNRISE 6:22 AM CDT SUNSET 8:27 PM CDT  
APRIL 30 2025.........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 8:28 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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