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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
546 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         52   3:54 PM  92    1985  60     -8       67
  MINIMUM         42   6:55 AM  14    1953  36      6       31
  AVERAGE         47                        48     -1       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             2.12 1995   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.36                      1.71   0.65     0.32
  SINCE MAR 1      3.45                      3.31   0.14     1.49
  SINCE JAN 1      4.83                      4.74   0.09     4.81

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           6.2  2018   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       3.7   -3.4       T
  SINCE MAR 1      3.3                      10.9   -7.6      8.3
  SINCE JUL 1     25.2                      43.8  -18.6     64.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           18                        17      1       16
  MONTH TO DATE  245                       361   -116      322
  SINCE MAR 1   1059                      1303   -244     1485
  SINCE JUL 1   5518                      6812  -1294     7071

 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    74           1:00 AM
 LOWEST     35           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    55

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        89      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        15      1928


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   6:38 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:15 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   6:37 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:16 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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