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CDUS43 KFSD 050628  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1228 AM CST TUE MAR 05 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2024
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 49 3:53 PM 67 1968 39 10 37  
2000  
MINIMUM 24 11:59 PM -16 1960 19 5 23  
AVERAGE 37 29 8 30  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.62 1935 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.15 -0.15 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.15 -0.15 T  
SINCE JAN 1 1.38 1.58 -0.20 3.32  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.2 1976 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.1 -1.1 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.1 -1.1 T  
SINCE JUL 1 21.9 34.0 -12.1 56.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 36 -8 35  
MONTH TO DATE 82 146 -64 156  
SINCE MAR 1 82 146 -64 156  
SINCE JUL 1 4541 5655 -1114 5742  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 61 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 71 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -19 1960  
 
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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