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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
521 PM CDT SUN APR 21 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         63   3:36 PM  93    1980  61      2       42
  MINIMUM         27   5:46 AM  17    1927  37    -10       31
  AVERAGE         45                        49     -4       37

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.13 1952   0.11  -0.11     0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    2.36                      2.03   0.33     0.84
  SINCE MAR 1      3.45                      3.63  -0.18     2.01
  SINCE JAN 1      4.83                      5.06  -0.23     5.33

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           3.6  1988   0.2   -0.2      0.4
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       4.2   -3.9      0.5
  SINCE MAR 1      3.3                      11.4   -8.1      8.8
  SINCE JUL 1     25.2                      44.3  -19.1     65.2
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           20                        16      4       28
  MONTH TO DATE  317                       410    -93      384
  SINCE MAR 1   1131                      1352   -221     1547
  SINCE JUL 1   5590                      6861  -1271     7133

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5       29
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         1      4       29
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         1      4       29
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    58           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     18           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    38

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        93      1960
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        23      1909
                                             1927
                                             1956


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 21 2024.........SUNRISE   6:34 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:18 PM CDT
APRIL 22 2024.........SUNRISE   6:32 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:19 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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