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CDUS43 KFSD 202221
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
521 PM CDT MON APR 20 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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 76 3:59 PM 93 1980 61 15 59
MINIMUM 28 4:35 AM 16 2013 37 -9 39
AVERAGE 52 49 3 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.26 1917 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.71 1.92 -1.21 0.78
SINCE MAR 1 1.40 3.52 -2.12 2.36
SINCE JAN 1 1.60 4.95 -3.35 2.84
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 1.5 1893 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 4.0 -3.9 0.4
SINCE MAR 1 7.1 11.2 -4.1 3.8
SINCE JUL 1 30.4 44.1 -13.7 16.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 13 16 -3 16
MONTH TO DATE 380 394 -14 357
SINCE MAR 1 1166 1336 -170 1084
SINCE JUL 1 6138 6845 -707 6214
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 S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 53 4:00 AM
LOWEST 22 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 38
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 93 1980
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 17 1927
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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