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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
538 PM CDT FRI APR 05 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         62   2:56 PM  90    2021  55      7       34
  MINIMUM         28   6:17 AM  11    1926  32     -4       23
                                      1982
  AVERAGE         45                        43      2       29

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.13 1999   0.09  -0.09      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.42   0.07     0.17
  SINCE MAR 1      1.58                      2.02  -0.44     1.34
  SINCE JAN 1      2.96                      3.45  -0.49     4.66

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM             5.0  1938   0.2   MM         T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       1.1   -0.8       T
  SINCE MAR 1      3.3                       8.3   -5.0      8.3
  SINCE JUL 1     25.2                      41.2  -16.0     64.7
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           20                        22     -2       36
  MONTH TO DATE  109                       112     -3      148
  SINCE MAR 1    923                      1054   -131     1311
  SINCE JUL 1   5382                      6563  -1181     6897

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     25           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    52

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        88      1991
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         5      1982


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  5 2024.........SUNRISE   7:00 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:59 PM CDT
APRIL  6 2024.........SUNRISE   6:59 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:00 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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