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CDUS43 KFSD 130645  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
145 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2025  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 67 3:52 PM 77 2015 43 24 72  
MINIMUM 25 7:01 AM -20 1956 23 2 35  
AVERAGE 46 33 13 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.05 1954 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.32 0.46 -0.14 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 0.32 0.46 -0.14 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 0.80 1.89 -1.09 1.38  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.7 1954 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 3.1 3.2 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 3.1 3.2 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 15.5 36.1 -20.6 21.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 19 32 -13 11  
MONTH TO DATE 324 417 -93 261  
SINCE MAR 1 324 417 -93 261  
SINCE JUL 1 5454 5926 -472 4720  
 
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 79 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -14 1975  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 13 2025.........SUNRISE 7:42 AM CDT SUNSET 7:31 PM CDT  
MARCH 14 2025.........SUNRISE 7:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:32 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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