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CLMMHE
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1213 PM CDT MON APR 01 2024
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 95 03/30/1943
LOW -23 03/12/1956
HIGHEST 75 03/11 MM MM 47 03/19
LOWEST 7 03/27 MM MM 5 03/18
AVG. MAXIMUM 49.5 45.4 4.1 33.2
AVG. MINIMUM 24.4 24.3 0.1 18.1
MEAN 37.0 34.8 2.2 25.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 4 5.4 -1.4 16
DAYS MIN <= 32 24 23.6 0.4 31
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.3 -1.3 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.49 1987
MINIMUM 0.03 1925
TOTALS 0.44 0.93 -0.49 0.65
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.03 -0.02 0.02
DAYS >= .01 5 5.7 -0.7 MM
DAYS >= .10 2 1.9 0.1 MM
DAYS >= .50 0 0.4 -0.4 MM
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 MM
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.27 03/24 TO 03/25
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 27.0 1956
TOTALS 4.9 MM MM 5.0
SINCE 7/1 22.6 MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 10
DAYS >= 1.0 2 MM MM MM
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 4 03/26 15 03/10
03/27
03/11
24 HR TOTAL 3.5 03/24 TO 03/25
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 863 935 -72 1211
SINCE 7/1 5517 6360 -843 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0
SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/300 DATE 03/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/160 DATE 03/06
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 10 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
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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