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CDUS43 KFSD 072235  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
535 PM CDT TUE APR 07 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 46 3:59 PM 86 1988 56 -10 44  
MINIMUM 16 4:15 AM 11 1936 33 -17 24  
AVERAGE 31 44 -13 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.79 2006 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.51 0.60 -0.09 0.75  
SINCE MAR 1 1.20 2.20 -1.00 2.33  
SINCE JAN 1 1.40 3.63 -2.23 2.81  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.3 2000 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 1.5 -1.4 0.4  
SINCE MAR 1 7.1 8.7 -1.6 3.8  
SINCE JUL 1 30.4 41.6 -11.2 16.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 34 21 13 31  
MONTH TO DATE 200 154 46 183  
SINCE MAR 1 986 1096 -110 910  
SINCE JUL 1 5958 6605 -647 6040  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
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 83 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 85 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 8 1997  
 
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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