Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
448 PM CST TUE MAR 05 2024

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         56   3:48 PM  71    2000  39     17       35
  MINIMUM         16   5:11 AM -19    1960  20     -4       22
  AVERAGE         36                        30      6       29

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.76 1915   0.03  -0.03     0.14
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.14
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.14
  SINCE JAN 1      1.38                      1.61  -0.23     3.46

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           9.0  1915   0.3   -0.3      1.3
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.4   -1.4      1.3
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.4   -1.4      1.3
  SINCE JUL 1     21.9                      34.3  -12.4     57.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           29                        36     -7       36
  MONTH TO DATE  111                       182    -71      192
  SINCE MAR 1    111                       182    -71      192
  SINCE JUL 1   4570                      5691  -1121     5778

 COOLING
  TODAY            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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    74           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     18           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    46

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        77      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -17      1920


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  5 2024.........SUNRISE   6:56 AM CST   SUNSET   6:22 PM CST
MARCH  6 2024.........SUNRISE   6:54 AM CST   SUNSET   6:23 PM CST


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




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