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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
539 PM CDT WED APR 17 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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   3:21 PM  90    1985  60      2       62
  MINIMUM         46   6:19 AM  15    1907  36     10       31
  AVERAGE         54                        48      6       47

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.73 1896   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.33                      1.60   0.73     0.32
  SINCE MAR 1      3.42                      3.20   0.22     1.49
  SINCE JAN 1      4.80                      4.63   0.17     4.81

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           6.1  1983   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       3.5   -3.2       T
  SINCE MAR 1      3.3                      10.7   -7.4      8.3
  SINCE JUL 1     25.2                      43.6  -18.4     64.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           11                        17     -6       18
  MONTH TO DATE  227                       344   -117      306
  SINCE MAR 1   1041                      1286   -245     1469
  SINCE JUL 1   5500                      6795  -1295     7055

 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           1:00 AM
 LOWEST     48           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        92      1985
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        14      1953


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE   6:40 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:13 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   6:38 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:15 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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