634  
CDUS43 KFSD 290625  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1225 AM CST THU FEB 29 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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 26 5:50 PM 66 2000 37 -11 38  
MINIMUM 3 7:29 AM -31 1962 18 -15 17  
AVERAGE 15 27 -12 28  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.41 2012 0.04 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.22 0.83 -0.61 1.42  
SINCE DEC 1 3.23 2.26 0.97 5.91  
SINCE JAN 1 1.38 1.43 -0.05 3.32  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 9.4 1951 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.2 8.6 -6.4 13.1  
SINCE DEC 1 21.2 25.3 -4.1 53.9  
SINCE JUL 1 21.9 32.9 -11.0 56.4  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 50 38 12 37  
MONTH TO DATE 818 1197 -379 1242  
SINCE DEC 1 3216 3975 -759 4176  
SINCE JUL 1 4437 5511 -1074 5586  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 62 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -10 1960  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 29 2024......SUNRISE 7:04 AM CST SUNSET 6:15 PM CST  
MARCH 1 2024.........SUNRISE 7:02 AM CST SUNSET 6:16 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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