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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1225 AM CST THU MAR 05 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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 54 5:00 PM 67 1968 39 15 48  
2000  
MINIMUM 25 12:18 AM -16 1960 19 6 24  
AVERAGE 40 29 11 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.62 1935 0.04 -0.04 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 0.15 -0.06 0.05  
SINCE MAR 1 0.09 0.15 -0.06 0.05  
SINCE JAN 1 0.29 1.58 -1.29 0.53  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.2 1976 0.3 -0.3 0.5  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.1 -1.1 0.5  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.1 -1.1 0.5  
SINCE JUL 1 23.3 34.0 -10.7 12.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 25 36 -11 29  
MONTH TO DATE 127 146 -19 114  
SINCE MAR 1 127 146 -19 114  
SINCE JUL 1 5099 5655 -556 5244  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 61 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 71 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -19 1960  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 5 2026.........SUNRISE 6:56 AM CST SUNSET 6:21 PM CST  
MARCH 6 2026.........SUNRISE 6:55 AM CST SUNSET 6:22 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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