Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
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CXUS53 KFSD 011711
CLMFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1210 PM CDT MON APR 01 2024
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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 88 03/30/1943
LOW -23 03/11/1948
HIGHEST 80 03/11 MM MM 49 03/15
LOWEST 10 03/27 MM MM 5 03/18
03/19
AVG. MAXIMUM 51.0 45.0 6.0 35.5
AVG. MINIMUM 26.1 24.3 1.8 19.0
MEAN 38.5 34.7 3.8 27.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 3 6.4 -3.4 10
DAYS MIN <= 32 26 24.6 1.4 29
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.5 -1.5 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.97 2007
MINIMUM 0.01 1930
TOTALS 1.09 1.60 -0.51 1.17
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.05 -0.01 0.04
DAYS >= .01 6 8.2 -2.2 6
DAYS >= .10 2 3.7 -1.7 5
DAYS >= .50 1 0.7 0.3 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.97 03/24 TO 03/25
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 31.5 1951
TOTALS 3.0 7.2 -4.2 8.3
SINCE 7/1 24.9 40.1 -15.2 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 6
DAYS >= 1.0 1 1.9 -0.9 4
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 2 03/26 10 03/10
03/27
03/12
03/13
24 HR TOTAL 2.0 03/25 TO 03/26
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 814 942 -128 1163
SINCE 7/1 5273 6450 -1177 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0
SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/320 DATE 03/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/320 DATE 03/16
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.58
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 54
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 2
FOG 5 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
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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