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CDUS43 KFSD 162225
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
525 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 16 3:39 PM 82 2012 45 -29 47
MINIMUM 1 7:19 AM -9 1900 25 -24 18
1906
AVERAGE 9 35 -26 33
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.56 1917 0.04 -0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.62 0.64 -0.02 1.14
SINCE MAR 1 0.62 0.64 -0.02 1.14
SINCE JAN 1 0.82 2.07 -1.25 1.62
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 14.0 1917 0.2 -0.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 6.2 4.1 2.1 3.3
SINCE MAR 1 6.2 4.1 2.1 3.3
SINCE JUL 1 29.5 37.0 -7.5 15.7
SNOW DEPTH 3
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 56 30 26 32
MONTH TO DATE 482 541 -59 401
SINCE MAR 1 482 541 -59 401
SINCE JUL 1 5454 6050 -596 5531
COOLING
TODAY 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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 72 6:00 AM
LOWEST 53 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 63
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 80 1894
2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -8 1902
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 7:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 PM CDT
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 7:35 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 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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