934  
CDUS43 KFSD 212223  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
523 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 84 3:53 PM 93 1980 61 23 73  
MINIMUM 34 4:49 AM 17 1927 37 -3 29  
AVERAGE 59 49 10 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.13 1952 0.11 -0.11 0.11  
MONTH TO DATE 0.71 2.03 -1.32 0.89  
SINCE MAR 1 1.40 3.63 -2.23 2.47  
SINCE JAN 1 1.60 5.06 -3.46 2.95  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.6 1988 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 4.2 -4.1 0.4  
SINCE MAR 1 7.1 11.4 -4.3 3.8  
SINCE JUL 1 30.4 44.3 -13.9 16.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 6 16 -10 14  
MONTH TO DATE 385 410 -25 371  
SINCE MAR 1 1171 1352 -181 1098  
SINCE JUL 1 6143 6861 -718 6228  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 16 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 93 1960  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 23 1909  
1927  
1956  
 
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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