050 CDUS43 KFSD 152239 CLIFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 535 PM CDT FRI MAR 15 2019 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2019... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2019 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 35 347 PM 78 2015 42 -7 44 MINIMUM 26 716 AM -12 1897 22 4 24 1893 AVERAGE 31 32 -1 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 0.54 1945 0.05 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.64 0.62 3.02 0.40 SINCE MAR 1 3.64 0.62 3.02 0.40 SINCE JAN 1 5.76 1.78 3.98 1.94 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 4.0 1983 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 5.4 4.6 0.8 4.7 SINCE MAR 1 5.4 4.6 0.8 4.7 SINCE JUL 1 45.5 36.1 9.4 36.3 SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 34 33 1 31 MONTH TO DATE 689 533 156 509 SINCE MAR 1 689 533 156 509 SINCE JUL 1 6663 6383 280 6161 COOLING TODAY 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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 81 500 AM LOWEST 69 100 AM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 82 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -9 1906 1900 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2019.........SUNRISE 739 AM CDT SUNSET 733 PM CDT MARCH 16 2019.........SUNRISE 738 AM CDT SUNSET 734 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$