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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
429 PM CDT WED MAR 20 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 39 2:55 PM 73 1911 47 -8 36  
2015  
2022  
MINIMUM 17 7:18 AM -2 1951 26 -9 18  
1965  
AVERAGE 28 37 -9 27  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.60 1932 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.86 -0.86 0.77  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.86 -0.86 0.77  
SINCE JAN 1 1.38 2.29 -0.91 4.09  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 8.5 1927 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 5.0 -5.0 8.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T 5.0 -5.0 8.0  
SINCE JUL 1 21.9 37.9 -16.0 64.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 37 28 9 38  
MONTH TO DATE 451 657 -206 775  
SINCE MAR 1 451 657 -206 775  
SINCE JUL 1 4910 6166 -1256 6361  
 
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 N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5  
 
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 61 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 23 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 42  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 83 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -11 1951  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 20 2024.........SUNRISE 7:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 PM CDT  
MARCH 21 2024.........SUNRISE 7:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 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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