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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
130 AM CDT TUE APR 07 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 42 3:29 PM 88 1991 55 -13 63  
MINIMUM 24 11:59 PM 5 1982 32 -8 28  
AVERAGE 33 44 -11 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.60 2006 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.51 0.51 0.00 0.75  
SINCE MAR 1 1.20 2.11 -0.91 2.33  
SINCE JAN 1 1.40 3.54 -2.14 2.81  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.0 1909 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 1.3 -1.2 0.4  
SINCE MAR 1 7.1 8.5 -1.4 3.8  
SINCE JUL 1 30.4 41.4 -11.0 16.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 32 21 11 19  
MONTH TO DATE 166 133 33 152  
SINCE MAR 1 952 1075 -123 879  
SINCE JUL 1 5924 6584 -660 6009  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 86 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 11 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 7 2026.........SUNRISE 6:58 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 PM CDT  
APRIL 8 2026.........SUNRISE 6:56 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 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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