CXUS53 KABR 011516 CLMPIR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 1016 AM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE PIERRE SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2026 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 83 03/19 46 37 77 03/13 LOWEST -2 03/16 MM MM 14 03/11 AVG. MAXIMUM 56.6 45.7 10.9 55.0 AVG. MINIMUM 25.7 22.9 2.8 25.4 MEAN 41.2 34.3 6.9 40.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 3 5.8 -2.8 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 22 25.4 -3.4 28 DAYS MIN <= 0 1 1.6 -0.6 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.73 1977 MINIMUM 0.02 1918 TOTALS 0.62 0.96 -0.34 0.83 DAYS >= .01 6 5.6 0.4 4 DAYS >= .10 3 2.6 0.4 1 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 8.1 5.0 3.1 7.2 SINCE 7/1 21.6 31.9 -10.3 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= TRACE 6 3.3 2.7 6 DAYS >= 1.0 4 1.7 2.3 1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 4 03/14 5 03/30 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 732 952 -220 759 SINCE 7/1 5417 6455 -1038 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/13 LATEST 04/29 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/360 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 58/320 DATE 03/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 80/320 DATE 03/12 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.27 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 21 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 4 LIGHT SNOW 6 SLEET 0 FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$