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CDUS43 KFSD 182223
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
523 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 49 3:59 PM 92 1985 60 -11 56
MINIMUM 23 6:02 AM 14 1953 36 -13 36
AVERAGE 36 48 -12 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.12 1995 0.11 -0.11 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.71 1.71 -1.00 0.78
SINCE MAR 1 1.40 3.31 -1.91 2.36
SINCE JAN 1 1.60 4.74 -3.14 2.84
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 6.2 2018 0.2 -0.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 3.7 -3.6 0.4
SINCE MAR 1 7.1 10.9 -3.8 3.8
SINCE JUL 1 30.4 43.8 -13.4 16.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 29 17 12 19
MONTH TO DATE 343 361 -18 318
SINCE MAR 1 1129 1303 -174 1045
SINCE JUL 1 6101 6812 -711 6175
COOLING
TODAY 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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 74 6:00 AM
LOWEST 16 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 45
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 89 1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 15 1928
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 8:14 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 8:15 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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