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CDUS43 KFSD 200627  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
127 AM CDT WED MAR 20 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 64 3:43 PM 75 1976 47 17 45  
MINIMUM 30 6:14 AM -5 1965 26 4 5  
AVERAGE 47 36 11 25  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.39 1964 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.81 -0.81 0.77  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.81 -0.81 0.77  
SINCE JAN 1 1.38 2.24 -0.86 4.09  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 11.6 1970 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 4.8 -4.8 8.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T 4.8 -4.8 8.0  
SINCE JUL 1 21.9 37.7 -15.8 64.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 18 29 -11 40  
MONTH TO DATE 414 629 -215 737  
SINCE MAR 1 414 629 -215 737  
SINCE JUL 1 4873 6138 -1265 6323  
 
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 26 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 73 1911  
2015  
2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -2 1951  
1965  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 20 2024.........SUNRISE 7:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 PM CDT  
MARCH 21 2024.........SUNRISE 7:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 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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