Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
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CXUS53 KFSD 011844
CLMFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
144 PM CDT SAT APR 1 2023
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...THE SIOUX FALLS 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 88 03/30/1943
LOW -23 03/11/1948
HIGHEST 49 03/15 MM MM 73 03/20
LOWEST 5 03/18 MM MM 0 03/12
03/19
AVG. MAXIMUM 35.5 45.0 -9.5 45.1
AVG. MINIMUM 19.0 24.3 -5.3 24.2
MEAN 27.2 34.7 -7.5 34.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 10 6.4 3.6 5
DAYS MIN <= 32 29 24.6 4.4 24
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.5 -1.5 1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.97 2007
MINIMUM 0.01 1930
TOTALS 1.17 1.60 -0.43 0.78
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.05 -0.01 0.03
DAYS >= .01 6 8.2 -2.2 5
DAYS >= .10 5 3.7 1.3 3
DAYS >= .50 0 0.7 -0.7 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.38 03/31 TO 03/31
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 31.5 1951
TOTALS 8.3 7.2 1.1 3.0
SINCE 7/1 64.7 40.1 24.6 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 6 0
DAYS >= 1.0 4 1.9 2.1 2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 10 03/10 2 03/06
03/12
03/13
03/07
24 HR TOTAL 2.4 03/16 TO 03/16
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1163 942 221 932
SINCE 7/1 6749 6450 299 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0
SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/340 DATE 03/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/300 DATE 03/17
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.67
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 4
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 18
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 4 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 4
LIGHT SNOW 15 SLEET 1
FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
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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