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CDUS43 KFSD 130649  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
149 AM CDT MON APR 13 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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 83 3:39 PM 92 2023 58 25 79  
MINIMUM 50 11:39 PM 14 1957 34 16 49  
AVERAGE 67 46 21 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.52 1960 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.59 1.09 -0.50 0.75  
SINCE MAR 1 1.28 2.69 -1.41 2.33  
SINCE JAN 1 1.48 4.12 -2.64 2.81  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.2 2020 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 2.5 -2.4 0.4  
SINCE MAR 1 7.1 9.7 -2.6 3.8  
SINCE JUL 1 30.4 42.6 -12.2 16.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 19 -19 1  
MONTH TO DATE 282 254 28 250  
SINCE MAR 1 1068 1196 -128 977  
SINCE JUL 1 6040 6705 -665 6107  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 0 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 2 1 1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 2 1 1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 20 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 91 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 11 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 6:48 AM CDT SUNSET 8:08 PM CDT  
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 6:46 AM CDT SUNSET 8:09 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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