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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
525 PM CDT WED APR 08 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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 59 2:30 PM 85 1988 56 3 60  
MINIMUM 38 2:21 AM 8 1997 33 5 22  
AVERAGE 49 44 5 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.16 1999 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.51 0.70 -0.19 0.75  
SINCE MAR 1 1.20 2.30 -1.10 2.33  
SINCE JAN 1 1.40 3.73 -2.33 2.81  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.8 2018 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 1.7 -1.6 0.4  
SINCE MAR 1 7.1 8.9 -1.8 3.8  
SINCE JUL 1 30.4 41.8 -11.4 16.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 16 21 -5 24  
MONTH TO DATE 216 175 41 207  
SINCE MAR 1 1002 1117 -115 934  
SINCE JUL 1 5974 6626 -652 6064  
 
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.4  
 
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 89 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 27 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 88 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 10 1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 8 2026.........SUNRISE 6:56 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT  
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 6:54 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 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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