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CDUS43 KFSD 150639  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
139 AM CDT FRI MAR 15 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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 63 1:46 PM 73 1935 44 19 39  
MINIMUM 41 11:58 PM -22 1897 24 17 13  
AVERAGE 52 34 18 26  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.95 1899 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.55 -0.55 0.50  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.55 -0.55 0.50  
SINCE JAN 1 1.38 1.98 -0.60 3.82  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 8.0 1899 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 3.7 -3.7 5.6  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 3.7 -3.7 5.6  
SINCE JUL 1 21.9 36.6 -14.7 62.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 13 31 -18 39  
MONTH TO DATE 282 480 -198 538  
SINCE MAR 1 282 480 -198 538  
SINCE JUL 1 4741 5989 -1248 6124  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 60 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 26 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 43  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 78 2015  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -12 1893  
1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 15 2024.........SUNRISE 7:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:34 PM CDT  
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE 7:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 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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