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Locally Heavy Rainfall for the Carolinas; Thunderstorms and Fire Weather Concerns for Intermountain West

Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms is expected across the Southwest, Intermountain West, and Plains. Isolated dry thunderstorms may initiate additional fires across the west. The coastal Carolinas may experience flash floods in the coming days due to repeated thunderstorms. Additionally, a wave of intense summer heat will hit the Southern Plains and central Gulf Coast States this week. Read More >

First Day of Spring in Sioux City

Average High Temperature (period of record): 48 Degrees

Average Low Temperature (period of record): 27 Degrees

Average Temperature (period of record): 37 Degrees

Average Precipitation (period of record):  0.05"

Average Snowfall (period of record):  0.3"

Percentage of Days with Precipitation (period of record):  42%

Percentage of Days with Snowfall (period of record):  24%

Most Precipitation Recorded: 1.58" on March 19, 2020

Most Snowfall Recorded:  12.0" on March 20, 1912

Record High Temperature:  85 on March 21, 1910

Record Low Temperature: -1 on March 21, 1951

Coldest High Temperature: 20 on March 20, 1913

Warmest Overnight Low: 52 on March 20, 2012

 

Year

Date

Max

Min

Precip

Snowfall

SOG*

1890 3/20 58 35 0 0  
1891 3/20 46 30 0.03 0  
1892 3/19 26 5 0 0 0
1893 3/20 44 33 0 0 0
1894 3/20 49 43 0.04 0 0
1895 3/20 49 21 0 0 0
1896 3/19 37 11 0 0 0
1897 3/20 44 28 T T 0
1898 3/20 58 32 0 0 0
1899 3/20 24 5 T T 1
1900 3/20 27 8 0 0 0
1901 3/21 41 14 0 0 0
1902 3/21 50 35 0.02 0 0
1903 3/21 50 24 0 0 0
1904 3/20 45 24 T 0 0
1905 3/21 60 37 0 0 0
1906 3/21 35 16 0 0 0
1907 3/21 81 41 0 0 0
1908 3/20 50 28 0 0 0
1909 3/21 34 29 T 0 T
1910 3/21 85 47 0 0 0
1911 3/21 72 47 T 0 0
1912 3/20 27 11 1.39 12.0 12
1913 3/20 20 6 0.02 0.2 T
1914 3/21 26 11 0.01 0.1 T
1915 3/21 33 13 0 M 1
1916 3/20 67 36 0 0 0
1917 3/20 52 29 0 0 T
1918 3/21 62 39 0 0 0
1919 3/21 42 25 0 0 0
1920 3/20 42 30 0 0 0
1921 3/20 56 26 0 0 0
1922 3/21 36 30 T 0 0
1923 3/21 37 24 0.01 T T
1924 3/20 39 28 0.02 0.4 T
1925 3/20 61 32 0 0 0
1926 3/21 59 34 T 0 0
1927 3/21 34 12 0 M 2
1928 3/20 60 30 0 0 0
1929 3/20 65 32 0.01 0 0
1930 3/21 35 19 T T 0
1931 3/21 43 36 T 0 0
1932 3/20 28 22 0.25 1.7 2
1933 3/20 25 12 T M 6
1934 3/21 53 31 0 0 0
1935 3/21 67 40 0 0 0
1936 3/20 61 32 0 0 0
1937 3/20 49 24 0 M T
1938 3/21 71 47 T 0 0
1939 3/21 81 41 0 0 0
1940 3/20 39 27 0.05 M T
1941 3/20 47 32 0 0 0
1942 3/21 51 28 0 0 0
1943 3/21 44 18 0 0 T
1944 3/20 42 20 0 0 T
1945 3/20 56 27 0 0 0
1946 3/20 64 36 0 0 0
1947 3/21 39 29 T T 0
1948 3/20 65 32 T 0 0
1949 3/20 62 29 0 0 0
1950 3/20 34 27 0.01 0.1 1
1951 3/21 29 -1 0 0 7
1952 3/20 42 31 0 0 0
1953 3/20 64 42 T 0 0
1954 3/20 38 28 0 0 0
1955 3/21 23 12 0.04 0.4 4
1956 3/20 50 26 0.03 0 0
1957 3/20 54 23 0 0 3
1958 3/20 40 24 0 0 T
1959 3/21 41 18 0 0 0
1960 3/20 30 11 0 0 17
1961 3/20 38 33 0.06 0.5 T
1962 3/20 35 21 0 0 15
1963 3/21 46 23 0 0 0
1964 3/20 33 13 0.36 3.4 5
1965 3/20 20 4 T T 4
1966 3/20 65 37 0 0 0
1967 3/21 55 23 0 0 0
1968 3/20 42 23 0 0 0
1969 3/20 34 22 0.04 0.4 6
1970 3/20 35 24 T T 3
1971 3/21 38 29 T T T
1972 3/20 67 47 0.05 0 0
1973 3/20 53 26 0 0 0
1974 3/20 33 7 0.28 3.7 1
1975 3/20 55 32 0 0 T
1976 3/20 55 32 T 0 0
1977 3/20 41 26 0.03 0.1 0
1978 3/20 53 31 0 0 T
1979 3/20 49 35 0 0 T
1980 3/20 49 28 T 0 0
1981 3/20 49 13 0 0 0
1982 3/20 39 27 T T 0
1983 3/20 32 24 0.02 0.3 T
1984 3/20 34 17 T T 1
1985 3/20 66 29 0 0 0
1986 3/20 34 13 0 0 0
1987 3/20 69 45 0.47 0 0
1988 3/20 69 25 0 0 0
1989 3/20 35 16 0 0 0
1990 3/20 69 26 0 0 0
1991 3/20 63 42 0.18 0 0
1992 3/20 52 28 T 0 0
1993 3/20 42 30 0 0 1
1994 3/20 51 31 T 0.0 0
1995 3/20 46 28 T 0 0
1996 3/20 46 19 0 0 0
1997 3/20 69 33 0 0 0
1998 3/20 43 24 0 0 0
1999 3/20 57 25 0 0 0
2000 3/20 41 33 0 0 0
2001 3/20 57 30 0 0 0
2002 3/20 51 17 0 0 0
2003 3/20 49 35 0.24 0 0
2004 3/20 55 30 0 0 0
2005 3/20 50 21 0 0 0
2006 3/20 35 28 0.62 7.5 2
2007 3/20 48 26 T 0 0
2008 3/20 60 27 0 0 0
2009 3/20 56 34 0 0 0
2010 3/20 37 24 0 0 0
2011 3/20 63 39 0.01 0 0
2012 3/20 60 52 0.04 0 0
2013 3/20 32 12 0 0 0
2014 3/20 62 20 0 0 0
2015 3/20 79 21 0 0 0
2016 3/19 41 28 0.05 0.3 0
2017 3/20 64 41 0 0 0
2018 3/20 37 32 0.06 T 0
2019 3/20 54 31 0 0 0
2020 3/19 45 24 1.58 3.5 0
2021 3/20 63 33 0 0 0
2022 3/20 76 22 0 0 0
2023 3/20          

 

* SOG = Snow on ground