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CDUS43 KFSD 280638  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
138 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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 52 12:59 AM 91 1981 64 -12 63  
MINIMUM 41 11:59 PM 21 1909 40 1 51  
AVERAGE 47 52 -5 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.71 1.26 2016 0.11 0.60 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.35 2.68 -0.33 1.81  
SINCE MAR 1 3.04 4.28 -1.24 3.39  
SINCE JAN 1 3.24 5.71 -2.47 3.87  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.5 1893 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 4.9 -4.8 0.4  
SINCE MAR 1 7.1 12.1 -5.0 3.8  
SINCE JUL 1 30.4 45.0 -14.6 16.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 18 14 4 8  
MONTH TO DATE 461 498 -37 440  
SINCE MAR 1 1247 1440 -193 1167  
SINCE JUL 1 6219 6949 -730 6297  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 79 8:00 PM  
AVERAGE 90  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 98 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 24 1950  
2017  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CDT SUNSET 8:26 PM CDT  
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 6:22 AM CDT SUNSET 8:27 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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