048  
CDUS43 KFSD 130621  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
121 AM CDT WED MAR 13 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 72 4:20 PM 77 2015 43 29 29  
MINIMUM 35 7:06 AM -20 1956 23 12 20  
AVERAGE 54 33 21 25  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.05 1954 0.04 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.46 -0.46 0.50  
SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.46 -0.46 0.50  
SINCE JAN 1 1.38 1.89 -0.51 3.82  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.7 1954 0.2 -0.2 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 3.2 -3.2 5.6  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 3.2 -3.2 5.6  
SINCE JUL 1 21.9 36.1 -14.2 62.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 11 32 -21 40  
MONTH TO DATE 261 417 -156 455  
SINCE MAR 1 261 417 -156 455  
SINCE JUL 1 4720 5926 -1206 6041  
 
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 15 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 45  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 79 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -14 1975  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 13 2024.........SUNRISE 7:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:32 PM CDT  
MARCH 14 2024.........SUNRISE 7:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:33 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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