CXUS53 KFSD 011711 RRA CLMSUX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1211 PM CDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1889 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 91 03/30/1968 LOW -22 03/05/1960 HIGHEST 80 03/11 MM MM 72 03/30 LOWEST 13 03/05 MM MM 7 03/19 AVG. MAXIMUM 53.4 47.6 5.8 42.6 AVG. MINIMUM 26.1 25.9 0.2 23.4 MEAN 39.7 36.7 3.0 33.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 4.1 -3.1 4 DAYS MIN <= 32 26 23.1 2.9 30 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.8 -0.8 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.90 1987 MINIMUM 0.03 1910 TOTALS 2.83 1.76 1.07 1.20 DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.06 0.03 0.04 DAYS >= .01 6 8.1 -2.1 9 DAYS >= .10 4 3.8 0.2 5 DAYS >= .50 3 1.1 1.9 0 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.4 0.6 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.79 03/24 TO 03/25 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 27.3 1912 TOTALS 1.0 5.7 -4.7 6.6 SINCE 7/1 35.1 33.7 1.4 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.5 -1.5 4 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 1 03/26 2 03/10 03/23 24 HR TOTAL 0.8 03/26 TO 03/26 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 774 877 -103 983 SINCE 7/1 5230 6147 -917 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0 SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/320 DATE 03/26 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/320 DATE 03/26 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.39 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 59 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0 FOG 6 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. $$