535  
CDUS43 KFSD 222229  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
529 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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 88 3:13 PM 93 1960 62 26 72  
MINIMUM 57 3:25 AM 23 1909 38 19 43  
1927  
1956  
AVERAGE 73 50 23 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.72 2001 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.71 2.13 -1.42 0.89  
SINCE MAR 1 1.40 3.73 -2.33 2.47  
SINCE JAN 1 1.60 5.16 -3.56 2.95  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.7 1988 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 4.3 -4.2 0.4  
SINCE MAR 1 7.1 11.5 -4.4 3.8  
SINCE JUL 1 30.4 44.4 -14.0 16.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 16 -16 7  
MONTH TO DATE 385 426 -41 378  
SINCE MAR 1 1171 1368 -197 1105  
SINCE JUL 1 6143 6877 -734 6235  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 0 8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 0 10 0  
SINCE MAR 1 10 1 9 0  
SINCE JAN 1 10 1 9 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 23 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 91 2009  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 20 1967  
1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CDT SUNSET 8:19 PM CDT  
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CDT SUNSET 8:20 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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