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CXUS53 KFSD 022032
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
332 PM CDT WED APR 02 2025
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..THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2025
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 95 03/30/1943
LOW -23 03/12/1956
HIGHEST 79 03/13 MM MM 75 03/11
LOWEST 14 03/16 MM MM 7 03/27
AVG. MAXIMUM 55.9 45.4 10.5 49.5
AVG. MINIMUM 26.6 24.3 2.3 24.4
MEAN 41.3 34.8 6.5 37.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 5.0 -5.0 4
DAYS MIN <= 32 27 23.6 3.4 24
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.3 -1.3 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.49 1987
MINIMUM 0.03 1925
TOTALS 1.05 0.93 0.12 0.44
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.01
DAYS >= .01 5 5.7 -0.7 5
DAYS >= .10 3 1.9 1.1 2
DAYS >= .50 1 0.4 0.6 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.64 03/29 TO 03/29
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 27.0 1956
TOTALS 3.4 MM MM 4.9
SINCE 7/1 9.8 MM MM 22.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 1 MM MM 2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 2 03/07 4 03/26
03/27
24 HR TOTAL 1.1 03/06 TO 03/06
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 727 935 -208 863
SINCE 7/1 5913 6360 -447 5517
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0
SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/350 DATE 03/04
39/330 03/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/350 DATE 03/05
52/330 03/14
52/330 03/15
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.29
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0
FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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