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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
448 PM CST TUE MAR 05 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 56 3:48 PM 71 2000 39 17 35  
MINIMUM 16 5:11 AM -19 1960 20 -4 22  
AVERAGE 36 30 6 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.76 1915 0.03 -0.03 0.14  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.18 -0.18 0.14  
SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.18 -0.18 0.14  
SINCE JAN 1 1.38 1.61 -0.23 3.46  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 9.0 1915 0.3 -0.3 1.3  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.4 -1.4 1.3  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.4 -1.4 1.3  
SINCE JUL 1 21.9 34.3 -12.4 57.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 29 36 -7 36  
MONTH TO DATE 111 182 -71 192  
SINCE MAR 1 111 182 -71 192  
SINCE JUL 1 4570 5691 -1121 5778  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 18 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 77 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -17 1920  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 5 2024.........SUNRISE 6:56 AM CST SUNSET 6:22 PM CST  
MARCH 6 2024.........SUNRISE 6:54 AM CST SUNSET 6:23 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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