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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1223 AM CST SAT MAR 09 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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 47 4:16 PM 69 2020 41 6 32  
MINIMUM 26 11:59 PM -15 1995 21 5 27  
AVERAGE 37 31 6 30  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.30 1893 0.04 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.30 -0.30 0.14  
SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.30 -0.30 0.14  
SINCE JAN 1 1.38 1.73 -0.35 3.46  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 9.3 1999 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.3 -2.3 1.3  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 2.3 -2.3 1.3  
SINCE JUL 1 21.9 35.2 -13.3 57.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 34 -6 35  
MONTH TO DATE 190 285 -95 311  
SINCE MAR 1 190 285 -95 311  
SINCE JUL 1 4649 5794 -1145 5897  
 
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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 65 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 73 2021  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -14 1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 9 2024.........SUNRISE 6:49 AM CST SUNSET 6:27 PM CST  
MARCH 10 2024.........SUNRISE 7:47 AM CDT SUNSET 7:28 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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