488 CXUS53 KFSD 020114 CLMFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 713 PM CST THU MAR 1 2018 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2018... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2018 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 70 02/22/1982 02/17/1981 02/23/1958 LOW -42 02/09/1899 HIGHEST 48 02/14 MM MM 68 02/21 LOWEST -13 02/06 MM MM 4 02/03 AVG. MAXIMUM 24.3 31.3 -7.0 41.9 AVG. MINIMUM 3.7 11.7 -8.0 21.6 MEAN 14.0 21.5 -7.5 31.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 20 14.2 5.8 9 DAYS MIN <= 32 28 27.0 1.0 25 DAYS MIN <= 0 10 6.1 3.9 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.05 1962 MINIMUM T 1923 1894 TOTALS 1.16 0.60 0.56 0.49 DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.02 DAYS >= .01 10 6.6 3.4 3 DAYS >= .10 6 1.8 4.2 3 DAYS >= .50 0 0.2 -0.2 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.31 02/22 TO 02/22 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 48.4 1962 TOTALS 15.2 6.9 8.3 5.1 SINCE 7/1 31.6 31.5 0.1 31.4 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 2 5 -3 0 DAYS >= 1.0 6 1.8 4.2 1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 7 02/25 4 02/24 24 HR TOTAL 3.6 02/22 TO 02/22 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1422 1218 204 925 SINCE 7/1 5652 5850 -198 4806 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/160 DATE 02/18 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 37/180 DATE 02/18 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 0 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 6 LIGHT SNOW 15 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$