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CDUS43 KFSD 170641
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
141 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 87 3:31 PM 92 1964 59 28 79
MINIMUM 42 5:44 AM 13 1904 36 6 42
AVERAGE 65 47 18 61
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.31 2024 0.10 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.71 1.49 -0.78 0.78
SINCE MAR 1 1.40 3.09 -1.69 2.36
SINCE JAN 1 1.60 4.52 -2.92 2.84
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.0 1945 0.2 -0.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 3.3 -3.2 0.4
SINCE MAR 1 7.1 10.5 -3.4 3.8
SINCE JUL 1 30.4 43.4 -13.0 16.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 18 -18 4
MONTH TO DATE 299 327 -28 295
SINCE MAR 1 1085 1269 -184 1022
SINCE JUL 1 6057 6778 -721 6152
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 82 4:00 AM
LOWEST 12 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 47
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 90 1985
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 15 1907
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 8:13 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 8:14 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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