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CDUS43 KFSD 210834  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
334 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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 77 5:44 PM 93 1980 61 16 59  
MINIMUM 28 4:35 AM 16 2013 37 -9 39  
AVERAGE 53 49 4 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 12 16 -4 16  
MONTH TO DATE 379 394 -15 357  
SINCE MAR 1 1165 1336 -171 1084  
SINCE JUL 1 6137 6845 -708 6214  
 
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 S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
 
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 56 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 21 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 39  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 93 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 17 1927  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 8:18 PM CDT  
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CDT SUNSET 8:19 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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