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CDUS43 KFSD 162235  
CLISUX  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
535 PM CDT THU MAR 16 2023  
   
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..THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2023  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1889 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 46 1:32 AM 90 2015 48 -2 71  
MINIMUM 30 12:51 PM -8 1900 26 4 35  
AVERAGE 38 37 1 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.19 0.80 2018 0.06 0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.67 0.74 -0.07 0.09  
SINCE MAR 1 0.67 0.74 -0.07 0.09  
SINCE JAN 1 3.46 2.29 1.17 0.35  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 1.0 9.0 1917 0.2 0.8 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 4.5 3.6 0.9 0.2  
SINCE MAR 1 4.5 3.6 0.9 0.2  
SINCE JUL 1 28.8 31.6 -2.8 4.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 27 28 -1 12  
MONTH TO DATE 514 507 7 489  
SINCE MAR 1 514 507 7 489  
SINCE JUL 1 5720 5778 -58 5105  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FREEZING RAIN  
LT FREEZING RAIN  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 9:00 AM  
LOWEST 69 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 85 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -4 1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 16 2023.........SUNRISE 7:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:33 PM CDT  
MARCH 17 2023.........SUNRISE 7:34 AM CDT SUNSET 7:34 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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