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CDUS43 KFSD 232234  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
534 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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 81 2:30 PM 91 2009 62 19 67  
MINIMUM 61 6:13 AM 20 1967 38 23 46  
1996  
AVERAGE 71 50 21 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 1.52 1929 0.11 -0.08 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.74 2.24 -1.50 0.93  
SINCE MAR 1 1.43 3.84 -2.41 2.51  
SINCE JAN 1 1.63 5.27 -3.64 2.99  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.4 2001 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 4.5 -4.4 0.4  
SINCE MAR 1 7.1 11.7 -4.6 3.8  
SINCE JUL 1 30.4 44.6 -14.2 16.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 15 -15 8  
MONTH TO DATE 385 441 -56 386  
SINCE MAR 1 1171 1383 -212 1113  
SINCE JUL 1 6143 6892 -749 6243  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 6 0 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 16 0 16 0  
SINCE MAR 1 16 1 15 0  
SINCE JAN 1 16 1 15 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 14 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 89 1906  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 20 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CDT SUNSET 8:20 PM CDT  
APRIL 24 2026.........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 8:21 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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