Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
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CXUS53 KFSD 011556
CLMMHE
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1042 AM CDT MON APR 1 2013
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...THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2013...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 95 03/30/1943
LOW -23 03/12/1956
HIGHEST 70 03/29 MM MM 88 03/18
LOWEST 8 03/02 MM MM 18 03/03
AVG. MAXIMUM 37.3 44.6 -7.3 64.8
AVG. MINIMUM 18.7 23.6 -4.9 36.6
MEAN 28.0 34.1 -6.1 50.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 14 5.5 8.5 2
DAYS MIN <= 32 31 24.1 6.9 10
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.7 -0.7 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM MM MM
MINIMUM MM MM
TOTALS 0.80 1.06 -0.26 0.25
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.01
DAYS >= .01 6 MM MM 4
DAYS >= .10 1 MM MM 1
DAYS >= .50 1 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.63 03/09
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM MM
TOTALS 3.4 MM MM T
SINCE 7/1 31.3 MM MM 21.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 2 MM MM 1
DAYS >= 1.0 2 MM MM 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 6 03/01 5 03/01
03/02
03/03
24 HR TOTAL 1.5 03/09
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1139 958 181 450
SINCE 7/1 6604 6480 124 5213
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 17
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 17
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/320 DATE 03/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/310 DATE 03/18
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 13 SLEET 0
FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 5
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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