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CDUS43 KFSD 200807  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
307 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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 52 4:44 PM 89 1987 60 -8 60  
MINIMUM 30 12:38 AM 15 1928 37 -7 24  
AVERAGE 41 48 -7 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.90 1916 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.71 1.81 -1.10 0.78  
SINCE MAR 1 1.40 3.41 -2.01 2.36  
SINCE JAN 1 1.60 4.84 -3.24 2.84  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.5 1966 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 3.9 -3.8 0.4  
SINCE MAR 1 7.1 11.1 -4.0 3.8  
SINCE JUL 1 30.4 44.0 -13.6 16.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 24 17 7 23  
MONTH TO DATE 367 378 -11 341  
SINCE MAR 1 1153 1320 -167 1068  
SINCE JUL 1 6125 6829 -704 6198  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
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 75 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 18 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 93 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 16 2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 20 2026.........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 8:16 PM CDT  
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 8:18 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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