National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

• Home
• Site Map
• News
• Organization
• Search for: NWS All NOAA 

000
CXUS53 KFSD 041634
CLMHON

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1028 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013

...................................

...THE HURON SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              71   02/25/1958
 LOW              -41   02/09/1994
HIGHEST            41   02/13        MM      MM       53  02/19
                        02/06                             02/01
LOWEST            -12   02/01        MM      MM       -8  02/11
AVG. MAXIMUM     28.8              31.8    -3.0     37.2
AVG. MINIMUM     10.7              11.4    -0.7     14.2
MEAN             19.7              21.6    -1.9     25.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     17              13.7     3.3        9
DAYS MIN <= 32     28              26.8     1.2       29
DAYS MIN <= 0       4               6.6    -2.6        4

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         3.87   1962
 MINIMUM         0.03   1968
                        1921
TOTALS           1.10              0.60    0.50     2.06
DAILY AVG.       0.04              0.02    0.02     0.07
DAYS >= .01         7               6.3     0.7        6
DAYS >= .10         3               1.9     1.1        4
DAYS >= .50         1               0.1     0.9        2
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.79   02/09 TO 02/10

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           39.9   1962
TOTALS           13.8               7.4     6.4     16.4
SINCE 7/1        33.2              31.0     2.2     31.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      7                 4       3        2
DAYS >= 1.0         3               2.2     0.8        4
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        11   02/12                          8  02/29
                        02/11                             02/26
                                                          02/25
 24 HR TOTAL      9.0   02/10

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1259              1215      44     1131
 SINCE 7/1       5826              5832      -6     5082
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/330    DATE  02/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/320    DATE  02/10

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     81

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               10     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      7

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

$$