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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
529 PM CDT THU APR 04 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         60   3:59 PM  84    2021  54      6       35
  MINIMUM         29   6:16 AM   5    1899  32     -3       32
                                      2018
  AVERAGE         45                        43      2       34

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.02 1957   0.09  -0.09     0.17
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.33   0.16     0.17
  SINCE MAR 1      1.58                      1.93  -0.35     1.34
  SINCE JAN 1      2.96                      3.36  -0.40     4.66

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           8.4  1957   0.2   -0.2       T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       0.9   -0.6       T
  SINCE MAR 1      3.3                       8.1   -4.8      8.3
  SINCE JUL 1     25.2                      41.0  -15.8     64.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           20                        22     -2       31
  MONTH TO DATE   89                        90     -1      112
  SINCE MAR 1    903                      1032   -129     1275
  SINCE JUL 1   5362                      6541  -1179     6861

 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    63           4:00 AM
 LOWEST     18           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    41

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        90      2021
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        11      1926
                                             1982


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  4 2024.........SUNRISE   7:02 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:58 PM CDT
APRIL  5 2024.........SUNRISE   7:00 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:59 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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