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CDUS43 KFSD 240646  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
146 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2024  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 32 2:02 PM 87 1910 49 -17 35  
MINIMUM 13 2:12 AM -13 1899 27 -14 24  
AVERAGE 23 38 -15 30  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.04 1.10 1987 0.06 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 1.03 -0.98 0.77  
SINCE MAR 1 0.05 1.03 -0.98 0.77  
SINCE JAN 1 1.43 2.46 -1.03 4.09  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.5 4.9 2016 0.2 0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.7 5.6 -4.9 8.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.7 5.6 -4.9 8.0  
SINCE JUL 1 22.6 38.5 -15.9 64.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 42 27 15 35  
MONTH TO DATE 558 740 -182 877  
SINCE MAR 1 558 740 -182 877  
SINCE JUL 1 5017 6249 -1232 6463  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 4:00 PM  
LOWEST 42 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 83 1967  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 0 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 24 2024.........SUNRISE 7:22 AM CDT SUNSET 7:45 PM CDT  
MARCH 25 2024.........SUNRISE 7:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 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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