CXUS53 KABR 040104 CLMPIR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 804 PM CDT WED APR 03 2024 ................................... ...THE PIERRE SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 88 03/18/2012 LOW -20 03/02/2014 HIGHEST 69 03/01 MM MM 55 03/19 LOWEST 4 03/27 MM MM 3 03/13 AVG. MAXIMUM 46.9 45.7 1.2 34.6 AVG. MINIMUM 23.0 22.9 0.1 17.0 MEAN 34.9 34.3 0.6 25.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 4 5.8 -1.8 13 DAYS MIN <= 32 28 25.4 2.6 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.6 -1.6 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.73 1977 MINIMUM 0.02 1918 TOTALS 0.54 0.96 -0.42 1.59 DAYS >= .01 4 5.6 -1.6 8 DAYS >= .10 2 2.6 -0.6 4 DAYS >= .50 0 0.5 -0.5 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 31.8 1975 SNOW DEPTH 29 03/30/1975 TOTALS 3.4 5.0 -1.6 19.1 SINCE 7/1 24.4 31.9 -7.5 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 3 DAYS >= TRACE 7 3.3 3.7 14 DAYS >= 1.0 1 1.7 -0.7 5 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 3 03/25 11 03/02 03/26 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 923 952 -29 1210 SINCE 7/1 5804 6455 -651 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/07 LATEST 05/02 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 5/020 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/300 DATE 03/03 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 58/310 DATE 03/03 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.43 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 15 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0 FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$