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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
548 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         68  11:41 AM  92    1992  65      3       59
                                      2007
  MINIMUM         38   2:45 AM  17    1903  41     -3       40
  AVERAGE         53                        53      0       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.12          1.87 1937   0.11   0.01     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.20                      3.00   2.20     0.87
  SINCE MAR 1      6.29                      4.60   1.69     2.04
  SINCE JAN 1      7.67                      6.03   1.64     5.36

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           1.3  2017   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       5.1   -4.8      0.5
  SINCE MAR 1      3.3                      12.3   -9.0      8.8
  SINCE JUL 1     25.2                      45.2  -20.0     65.2
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           12                        13     -1       15
  MONTH TO DATE  417                       537   -120      547
  SINCE MAR 1   1231                      1479   -248     1710
  SINCE JUL 1   5690                      6988  -1298     7296

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         5      0       29
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         6     -1       29
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         6     -1       29
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     59          12:00 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        94      1959
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1997


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2024.........SUNRISE   6:20 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:29 PM CDT
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   6:19 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:30 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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