Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
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CXUS53 KFSD 011849
CLMMHE
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
149 PM CDT SAT APR 1 2023
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...THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023
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 47 03/19 MM MM 75 03/20
LOWEST 5 03/18 MM MM -5 03/12
AVG. MAXIMUM 33.2 45.4 -12.2 45.7
AVG. MINIMUM 18.1 24.3 -6.2 22.3
MEAN 25.7 34.8 -9.1 34.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 16 5.4 10.6 5
DAYS MIN <= 32 31 23.6 7.4 26
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.3 -1.3 3
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.49 1987
MINIMUM 0.03 1925
TOTALS 0.57 0.93 -0.36 0.53
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.03 -0.01 0.02
DAYS >= .01 5 5.7 -0.7 3
DAYS >= .10 3 1.9 1.1 1
DAYS >= .50 0 0.4 -0.4 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.22 03/09 TO 03/09
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 27.0 1956
TOTALS 4.8 MM MM 6.9
SINCE 7/1 58.5 MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 10 1
DAYS >= 1.0 2 MM MM 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 15 03/10 6 03/06
03/11
03/07
24 HR TOTAL 2.8 03/09 TO 03/09
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1211 935 276 952
SINCE 7/1 6898 6360 538 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0
SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/270 DATE 03/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 57/260 DATE 03/01
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.54
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 15
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 77
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 4 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 11 SLEET 0
FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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