Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
122 CXUS53 KFSD 011818 CLMSUX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1218 PM CST MON JAN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1889 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 71 12/06/1939 LOW -28 12/29/1917 HIGHEST 58 12/07 MM MM 48 12/04 LOWEST 14 12/31 MM MM -16 12/22 AVG. MAXIMUM 42.7 33.4 9.3 29.2 AVG. MINIMUM 23.1 14.8 8.3 11.9 MEAN 32.9 24.1 8.8 20.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 13.2 -12.2 13 DAYS MIN <= 32 27 29.8 -2.8 30 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 3.7 -3.7 6 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.87 1911 MINIMUM 0.01 1943 TOTALS 1.59 0.99 0.60 1.83 DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.06 DAYS >= .01 5 6.8 -1.8 9 DAYS >= .10 4 2.6 1.4 5 DAYS >= .50 2 0.4 1.6 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.68 12/24 TO 12/25 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 34.0 2009 TOTALS 1.5 7.6 -6.1 5.4 SINCE 7/1 7.3 11.6 -4.3 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 1 DAYS >= 1.0 1 2.6 -1.6 3 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 2 12/26 3 12/26 12/27 12/27 12/28 24 HR TOTAL 1.5 12/25 TO 12/25 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 988 1268 -280 1369 SINCE 7/1 2207 2741 -534 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 1133 865 268 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/320 DATE 12/09 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/310 DATE 12/09 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.45 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 79 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0 FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$