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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1221 AM CST MON MAR 04 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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 54 1:42 PM 73 1905 38 16 41  
MINIMUM 32 8:00 PM -17 2019 19 13 16  
AVERAGE 43 29 14 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.22 1920 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.11 -0.11 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.11 -0.11 T  
SINCE JAN 1 1.38 1.54 -0.16 3.32  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 13.0 1920 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.8 -0.8 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.8 -0.8 T  
SINCE JUL 1 21.9 33.7 -11.8 56.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 22 36 -14 36  
MONTH TO DATE 54 110 -56 121  
SINCE MAR 1 54 110 -56 121  
SINCE JUL 1 4513 5619 -1106 5707  
 
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1  
 
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 82 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 67 1968  
2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -16 1960  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 4 2024.........SUNRISE 6:57 AM CST SUNSET 6:20 PM CST  
MARCH 5 2024.........SUNRISE 6:56 AM CST SUNSET 6:22 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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