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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1233 AM CST WED MAR 04 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 50 4:47 PM 73 1905 38 12 60  
MINIMUM 24 11:29 PM -17 2019 19 5 35  
AVERAGE 37 29 8 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.22 1920 0.04 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 0.11 -0.02 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.09 0.11 -0.02 T  
SINCE JAN 1 0.29 1.54 -1.25 0.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 13.0 1920 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.8 -0.8 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.8 -0.8 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 23.3 33.7 -10.4 12.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 36 -8 17  
MONTH TO DATE 102 110 -8 85  
SINCE MAR 1 102 110 -8 85  
SINCE JUL 1 5074 5619 -545 5215  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 66 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 67 1968  
2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -16 1960  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 4 2026.........SUNRISE 6:58 AM CST SUNSET 6:20 PM CST  
MARCH 5 2026.........SUNRISE 6:56 AM CST SUNSET 6:21 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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