773  
CDUS43 KFSD 160634  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
134 AM CDT SAT MAR 16 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 56 5:27 PM 78 2015 45 11 49  
MINIMUM 31 4:48 AM -12 1893 24 7 36  
1897  
AVERAGE 44 34 10 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.57 2021 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.60 -0.60 0.50  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.60 -0.60 0.50  
SINCE JAN 1 1.38 2.03 -0.65 3.82  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.7 2021 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 3.9 -3.9 5.6  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 3.9 -3.9 5.6  
SINCE JUL 1 21.9 36.8 -14.9 62.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 21 31 -10 22  
MONTH TO DATE 303 511 -208 560  
SINCE MAR 1 303 511 -208 560  
SINCE JUL 1 4762 6020 -1258 6146  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 29 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 82 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -9 1900  
1906  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE 7:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 PM CDT  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 7:34 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 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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