Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
134 AM CDT SAT MAR 16 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2024...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         56   5:27 PM  78    2015  45     11       49
  MINIMUM         31   4:48 AM -12    1893  24      7       36
                                      1897
  AVERAGE         44                        34     10       43

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.57 2021   0.05  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.60  -0.60     0.50
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.60  -0.60     0.50
  SINCE JAN 1      1.38                      2.03  -0.65     3.82

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.7  2021   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       3.9   -3.9      5.6
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       3.9   -3.9      5.6
  SINCE JUL 1     21.9                      36.8  -14.9     62.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       21                        31    -10       22
  MONTH TO DATE  303                       511   -208      560
  SINCE MAR 1    303                       511   -208      560
  SINCE JUL 1   4762                      6020  -1258     6146

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     29           5:00 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        82      2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -9      1900
                                             1906


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE   7:36 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:35 PM CDT
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE   7:34 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:36 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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