WFO Monthly/Daily Climate Data Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)
STATION: SIOUX FALLS
MONTH: MARCH
YEAR: 2024
LATITUDE: 43 34 N
LONGITUDE: 96 44 W
TEMPERATURE IN F: :PCPN: SNOW: WIND :SUNSHINE: SKY :PK WND
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1 2 3 4 5 6A 6B 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
12Z AVG MX 2MIN
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD WTR SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX SPD DR
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1 65 35 50 22 15 0 0.00 0.0 0 17.0 26 190 M M 1 35 200
2 65 31 48 20 17 0 0.00 0.0 0 10.9 23 160 M M 5 1 31 140
3 54 32 43 14 22 0 0.00 0.0 0 11.1 29 290 M M 3 39 260
4 49 24 37 8 28 0 0.00 0.0 0 8.7 21 330 M M 6 25 330
5 56 16 36 6 29 0 0.00 0.0 0 6.8 22 290 M M 3 35 290
6 60 20 40 10 25 0 0.00 0.0 0 12.7 31 180 M M 6 43 210
7 46 32 39 9 26 0 0.00 0.0 0 14.2 22 30 M M 8 29 40
8 47 26 37 6 28 0 0.00 0.0 0 14.6 28 360 M M 6 36 350
9 51 21 36 5 29 0 0.00 0.0 0 7.0 16 340 M M 1 23 340
10 68 22 45 13 20 0 0.00 0.0 0 11.7 23 180 M M 2 30 170
11 80 27 54 22 11 0 0.00 0.0 0 5.9 20 210 M M 5 33 220
12 72 35 54 21 11 0 0.00 0.0 0 4.3 12 340 M M 5 15 350
13 72 41 57 24 8 0 T 0.0 0 8.4 22 60 M M 7 31 60
14 63 41 52 18 13 0 0.00 0.0 0 14.6 22 30 M M 7 28 30
15 56 31 44 10 21 0 0.00 0.0 0 10.3 16 310 M M 4 1 24 210
16 52 31 42 7 23 0 0.00 0.0 0 17.2 33 320 M M 5 45 320
17 35 23 29 -6 36 0 T T 0 18.6 29 340 M M 8 37 340
18 44 18 31 -5 34 0 T T T 10.0 22 360 M M 4 28 360
19 64 30 47 11 18 0 0.00 0.0 0 12.2 25 330 M M 3 32 340
20 40 17 29 -8 36 0 0.00 0.0 0 11.2 21 10 M M 5 27 20
21 49 25 37 0 28 0 T 0.1 0 14.8 23 90 M M 9 31 80
22 36 17 27 -11 38 0 0.01 0.1 T 10.3 20 60 M M 8 25 360
23 32 13 23 -15 42 0 0.02 0.5 0 8.7 18 110 M M 8 24 130
24 37 28 33 -5 32 0 0.57 0.3 T 14.1 22 120 M M 10 145 30 120
25 35 27 31 -8 34 0 0.46 1.8 T 20.7 32 360 M M 10 1469 44 360
26 27 19 23 -16 42 0 0.01 0.2 2 20.0 31 330 M M 9 9 43 330
27 30 10 20 -20 45 0 0.00 0.0 2 8.3 16 280 M M 1 22 280
28 49 16 33 -7 32 0 0.00 0.0 1 8.3 18 110 M M 3 23 120
29 60 37 49 9 16 0 0.00 0.0 0 13.0 24 110 M M 8 33 110
30 44 32 38 -3 27 0 T 0.0 0 8.4 20 360 M M 8 24 10
31 42 32 37 -4 28 0 0.02 T 0 10.5 20 60 M M 10 1 24 60
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SM 1580 809 814 0 1.09 3.0 364.5 M 178
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AV 51.0 26.1 11.8 FASTST M M 6 MAX(MPH)
MISC ----> 33 320 45 320
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NOTES:
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES
-COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H.
-PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN COLUMNS 7,8 AND 9 ARE THE OFFICIAL
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS FOR SIOUX FALLS, SD.
-SNOW DEPTH IN COLUMN 9 IS RECORDED AT 6 AM CST (12Z).
PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2
STATION: SIOUX FALLS
MONTH: MARCH
YEAR: 2024
LATITUDE: 43 34 N
LONGITUDE: 96 44 W
[TEMPERATURE DATA] [PRECIPITATION DATA] SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 38.5 TOTAL FOR MONTH: 1.09 1 = FOG OR MIST
DPTR FM NORMAL: 3.8 DPTR FM NORMAL: -0.51 2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY
HIGHEST: 80 ON 11 GRTST 24HR 0.97 ON 24-25 TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
LOWEST: 10 ON 27 3 = THUNDER
SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL 4 = ICE PELLETS
TOTAL MONTH: 3.0 INCHES 5 = HAIL
GRTST 24HR 2.0 ON 25-26 6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
GRTST DEPTH: 2 ON 27,26 7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:
VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
[NO. OF DAYS WITH] [WEATHER - DAYS WITH] 9 = BLOWING SNOW
X = TORNADO
MAX 32 OR BELOW: 3 0.01 INCH OR MORE: 6
MAX 90 OR ABOVE: 0 0.10 INCH OR MORE: 2
MIN 32 OR BELOW: 26 0.50 INCH OR MORE: 1
MIN 0 OR BELOW: 0 1.00 INCH OR MORE: 0
[HDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO. 814 CLEAR (SCALE 0-3) 5
DPTR FM NORMAL -128 PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7) 20
TOTAL FM JUL 1 5273 CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10) 6
DPTR FM NORMAL -1177
[CDD (BASE 65) ]
TOTAL THIS MO. 0
DPTR FM NORMAL -1 [PRESSURE DATA]
TOTAL FM JAN 1 0 HIGHEST SLP 30.43 ON 23
DPTR FM NORMAL -1 LOWEST SLP 29.23 ON 3
[REMARKS]
RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 11TH WITH 80
DEGREES. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 75 IN 2016. THIS WAS THE SECOND EARLIEST
OCCURRENCE OF 80 DEGREES OR WARMER ON RECORD.
#FINAL-03-24#