CXUS53 KFSD 012025 CLMFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 325 PM CDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 98 04/28/1910 LOW 4 04/03/1936 HIGHEST 88 04/13 MM MM 92 04/12 LOWEST 27 04/21 MM MM 21 04/06 AVG. MAXIMUM 62.7 59.0 3.7 59.7 AVG. MINIMUM 39.5 35.5 4.0 35.3 MEAN 51.1 47.2 3.9 47.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 2 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.8 -0.8 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 5 12.6 -7.6 14 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.97 2001 MINIMUM 0.02 1926 TOTALS 5.20 3.00 2.20 0.87 DAILY AVG. 0.17 0.10 0.07 0.03 DAYS >= .01 9 10.2 -1.2 8 DAYS >= .10 7 6.1 0.9 4 DAYS >= .50 3 1.9 1.1 0 DAYS >= 1.00 3 0.6 2.4 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.64 04/28 TO 04/28 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 31.4 2018 TOTALS 0.3 5.1 -4.8 0.5 SINCE 7/1 25.2 45.2 -20.0 65.2 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 T DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.3 -1.3 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 T 04/01 04/02 04/22 24 HR TOTAL 0.3 04/01 TO 04/01 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 417 538 -121 547 SINCE 7/1 5690 6988 -1298 7296 COOLING TOTAL 5 5 0 29 SINCE 1/1 5 6 -1 29 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/110 DATE 04/06 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/130 DATE 04/06 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.55 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 56 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 18 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0 FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$