766 CDUS43 KFSD 090656 CLIFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1255 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2016... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2016 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 61 1216 AM 67 1911 39 22 52 MINIMUM 37 1159 PM -15 1995 20 17 30 AVERAGE 49 29 20 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.30 1893 0.04 -0.04 0.13 MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.29 -0.26 0.22 SINCE MAR 1 0.03 0.29 -0.26 0.22 SINCE JAN 1 1.71 1.45 0.26 1.44 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 9.3 1999 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.3 2.5 -2.2 1.7 SINCE MAR 1 0.3 2.5 -2.2 1.7 SINCE JUL 1 56.6 34.0 22.6 31.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 16 36 -20 24 MONTH TO DATE 236 296 -60 344 SINCE MAR 1 236 296 -60 344 SINCE JUL 1 5272 6146 -874 6093 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 500 AM LOWEST 73 500 PM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 63 1967 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -14 1984 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 9 2016.........SUNRISE 649 AM CST SUNSET 626 PM CST MARCH 10 2016.........SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 628 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$