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CDUS43 KFSD 072238  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
438 PM CST THU MAR 07 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 46 3:23 PM 80 2000 40 6 30  
MINIMUM 32 7:38 AM -11 1996 21 11 11  
2008  
AVERAGE 39 30 9 21  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.90 1917 0.04 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.26 -0.26 0.14  
SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.26 -0.26 0.14  
SINCE JAN 1 1.38 1.69 -0.31 3.46  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.0 1917 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.0 -2.0 1.3  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 2.0 -2.0 1.3  
SINCE JUL 1 21.9 34.9 -13.0 57.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 26 34 -8 44  
MONTH TO DATE 162 251 -89 276  
SINCE MAR 1 162 251 -89 276  
SINCE JUL 1 4621 5760 -1139 5862  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 28 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 69 2020  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -15 1995  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 7 2024.........SUNRISE 6:52 AM CST SUNSET 6:24 PM CST  
MARCH 8 2024.........SUNRISE 6:50 AM CST SUNSET 6:25 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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