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CDUS43 KFSD 190651  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
151 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 49 5:20 PM 92 1985 60 -11 56  
MINIMUM 23 6:02 AM 14 1953 36 -13 36  
AVERAGE 36 48 -12 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.6  
 
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 74 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 16 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 45  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 89 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 15 1928  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 8:15 PM CDT  
APRIL 20 2026.........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 8:16 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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