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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1253 AM CST SAT MAR 02 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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 65 4:02 PM 68 1923 37 28 37  
1992  
MINIMUM 35 7:21 AM -16 1962 18 17 12  
AVERAGE 50 28 22 25  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.43 1906 0.04 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.04 -0.04 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.04 -0.04 T  
SINCE JAN 1 1.38 1.47 -0.09 3.32  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.6 2007 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 T  
SINCE JUL 1 21.9 33.2 -11.3 56.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 15 37 -22 40  
MONTH TO DATE 15 37 -22 40  
SINCE MAR 1 15 37 -22 40  
SINCE JUL 1 4474 5546 -1072 5626  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.0  
 
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 70 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 74 1974  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -17 1913  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 2 2024.........SUNRISE 7:01 AM CST SUNSET 6:18 PM CST  
MARCH 3 2024.........SUNRISE 6:59 AM CST SUNSET 6:19 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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