CXUS53 KFSD 011712 CLMHON CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1212 PM CDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE HURON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1881 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 89 03/30/1943 LOW -25 03/14/1897 HIGHEST 73 03/11 MM MM 43 03/19 LOWEST 4 03/27 MM MM 4 03/07 03/18 AVG. MAXIMUM 48.0 43.7 4.3 31.2 AVG. MINIMUM 23.2 22.1 1.1 15.2 MEAN 35.6 32.9 2.7 23.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 5 6.4 -1.4 18 DAYS MIN <= 32 27 25.7 1.3 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 2.1 -2.1 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.89 1977 MINIMUM 0.06 1925 TOTALS 0.40 1.15 -0.75 1.15 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.04 -0.03 0.04 DAYS >= .01 5 7.0 -2.0 8 DAYS >= .10 1 3.0 -2.0 4 DAYS >= .50 0 0.6 -0.6 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.2 -0.2 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.28 03/23 TO 03/24 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 33.9 1975 TOTALS 3.8 6.6 -2.8 10.2 SINCE 7/1 28.2 38.9 -10.7 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 5 DAYS >= 1.0 2 1.9 0.1 3 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 3 03/25 10 03/01 03/26 03/10 03/11 24 HR TOTAL 2.8 03/23 TO 03/24 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 903 996 -93 1288 SINCE 7/1 5806 6806 -1000 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/200 DATE 03/06 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/180 DATE 03/06 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0 FOG 9 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. $$