NWS Sioux Falls Climate Records, Normals, and Observed

March 2012
Precipitation Data for Sioux Falls

Date	Observed Precip (inches)	Normal Precip (inches)	Record Precip (inches)	Year	Observed Snow (inches)	Normal Snow (inches)
1	Trace	0.03	0.43	1906	0.1	0.3
2	Trace	0.04	1.52	1951	Trace	0.3
3	Trace	0.03	1.22	1920	Trace	0.3
4	0.02	0.04	0.62	1935	0.2	0.3
5	0	0.04	0.76	1915	0	0.3
6	0	0.03	1.04	1983	0	0.4
7	Trace	0.04	0.9	1917	0	0.3
8	0	0.04	1.3	1893	0	0.3
9	0	0.05	0.56	1992	0	0.3
10	0	0.04	1.93	1956	0	0.3
11	0.17	0.04	0.96	1977	0	0.3
12	Trace	0.05	1.05	1954	0	0.3
13	0	0.05	0.99	1973	0	0.3
14	0	0.05	0.95	1899	0	0.3
15	0	0.05	0.54	1945	0	0.3
16	0	0.06	1.56	1917	0	0.2
17	0	0.06	0.7	1917	0	0.3
18	0	0.06	1.5	1905	0	0.3
19	0.26	0.06	1.39	1964	Trace	0.2
20	Trace	0.06	0.6	1932	0	0.2
21	0.04	0.06	1.04	1993	0	0.3
22	0.26	0.07	1.65	1979	0	0.2
23	0	0.07	1.1	1987	0	0.2
24	0	0.07	0.6	2007	0	0.3
25	0	0.07	2.39	1995	0	0.2
26	0	0.08	1.08	1936	0	0.2
27	0.01	0.07	1.54	1998	0	0.3
28	0	0.09	1.37	1981	0	0.2
29	0.01	0.08	0.58	1934	0	0.2
30	Trace	0.09	1.39	1949	0	0.3
31	0	0.09	3.27	2007	0	0.2
Month Total	0.77	1.76			0.3	8.4

Precipitation is rain and also melted snow.

The highest observed and record precipitation for the month are highlighted with a white background.

(Data listed above is unofficial and may contain errors. For official climate records, please contact the National Climatic Data Center.)