SIOUX FALLS FOSS FLD, SOUTH DAKOTA

Period of Record General Climate Summary - Precipitation

Station:(397667) SIOUX FALLS WSFO
From Year=1948 To Year=2012
Precipitation Total Snowfall
Mean High Year Low Year 1 Day Max. >=
0.01 in.
>=
0.10 in.
>=
0.50 in.
>=
1.00 in.
Mean High Year
in. in. - in. - in. dd/yyyy
or
yyyymmdd
# Days # Days # Days # Days in. in. -
January 0.54 1.71 1969 0.05 1958 1.59 01/1960 6 2 0 0 6.7 19.6 1969
February 0.79 4.05 1962 0.05 1949 1.62 19/1952 7 2 0 0 8.0 48.4 1962
March 1.65 4.97 2007 0.14 1967 3.27 31/2007 9 4 1 0 8.9 31.5 1951
April 2.63 6.97 2001 0.17 1969 3.72 22/2001 10 5 2 1 2.7 18.4 1983
May 3.35 8.26 1993 0.61 1981 4.22 29/2004 11 7 2 1 0.0 0.2 1954
June 3.77 8.43 1984 0.74 2012 4.26 16/1957 11 7 3 1 0.0 0.0 1948
July 2.97 8.55 2010 0.24 2012 3.35 01/1992 9 5 2 1 0.0 0.0 1948
August 2.97 9.09 1975 0.53 1970 4.59 01/1975 9 5 2 1 0.0 0.0 1948
September 2.74 9.26 1986 0.20 2011 4.02 11/1966 8 5 2 1 0.0 0.9 1985
October 1.75 6.28 1998 0.00 1952 4.54 09/1973 6 3 1 0 0.8 10.0 1991
November 1.10 4.76 2001 0.02 1980 1.92 23/2001 6 2 1 0 5.0 21.9 1985
December 0.69 2.62 1968 0.00 1986 1.41 03/1955 6 2 0 0 7.6 41.1 1968
Annual 24.94 38.26 2010 11.42 1976 4.59 19750801 99 50 15 5 39.9 78.7 1983
Winter 2.02 6.88 1969 0.45 1987 1.62 19520219 19 5 1 0 22.3 89.2 1969
Spring 7.62 14.65 1995 3.05 1981 4.22 20040529 29 16 5 1 11.7 37.2 1983
Summer 9.71 22.64 2010 2.73 2012 4.59 19750801 30 17 6 2 0.0 0.0 1948
Fall 5.59 12.35 1973 0.87 2011 4.54 19731009 21 11 3 1 5.9 23.0 1985
Table updated on Oct 31, 2012
For monthly and annual means, thresholds, and sums:
Months with 5 or more missing days are not considered
Years with 1 or more missing months are not considered
Seasons are climatological not calendar seasons
Winter = Dec., Jan., and Feb. Spring = Mar., Apr., and May
Summer = Jun., Jul., and Aug. Fall = Sep., Oct., and Nov.


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