CXUS53 KFSD 011637 CLMMHE CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1137 AM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE MITCHELL SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 95 03/30/1943 LOW -23 03/12/1956 HIGHEST 85 03/21 MM MM 79 03/13 LOWEST -4 03/16 MM MM 14 03/16 AVG. MAXIMUM 56.0 45.4 10.6 55.9 AVG. MINIMUM 25.4 24.3 1.1 26.6 MEAN 40.7 34.8 5.9 41.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 2 5.0 -3.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 24 23.6 0.4 27 DAYS MIN <= 0 1 1.3 -0.3 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.49 1987 MINIMUM 0.03 1925 TOTALS 0.58 0.93 -0.35 1.05 DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.03 -0.01 0.03 DAYS >= .01 7 5.7 1.3 5 DAYS >= .10 2 1.9 0.1 3 DAYS >= .50 0 0.4 -0.4 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.24 03/14 TO 03/15 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 27.0 1956 TOTALS 6.3 MM MM 3.4 SINCE 7/1 23.5 MM MM 9.8 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 2 MM MM 1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 3 03/16 2 03/07 03/17 03/18 24 HR TOTAL 3.3 03/14 TO 03/15 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 748 935 -187 727 SINCE 7/1 5489 6360 -871 5913 COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0 SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 0 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 51/310 DATE 03/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 67/310 DATE 03/12 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.28 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 62 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0 FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$