Sisseton Municipal Airport

8D3 · South Dakota, United States

Climate Sisseton Municipal Airport 2020-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Sisseton Municipal Airport (K8D3) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
March 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0 0 0
May 0.0 0 0 0 0
June 0.0 0 0 0 0
July 0.0 0 0 0 0
August 0.0 0 0 0 0
September 0.0 0 0 0 0
October 0.0 0 0 0 0
November 0.0 0 0 0 0
December 0.0 0 0 0 0
Average

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 mi or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
March 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0 0 0
May 0.0 0 0 0 0
June 0.0 0 0 0 0
July 0.0 0 0 0 0
August 0.0 0 0 0 0
September 0.0 0 0 0 0
October 0.0 0 0 0 0
November 0.0 0 0 0 0
December 0.0 0 0 0 0
Average

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 3⅛ mi or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January -5.8 -4 -5 -3 0 -6
February -3.3 5 -1 -4 -6 -2
March 4.0 6 -1 4 12 6
April 10.8 9 8 14 11
May 21.8 27 21 22 18
June 28.7 29 30 31 29
July 28.8 28 29 30 29
August 26.6 28 28 28 28
September 23.7 25 26 25 22
October 13.8 15 18 17 10
November 5.7 8 5 8 10
December 0.1 4 -3 1 3
Average 11.7 2.2 13.9 13.8 15.2 13.2

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January -13.1 -12 -13 -16 -8 -14
February -13.1 -5 -12 -17 -15 -11
March -6.3 -5 -11 -5 0 -4
April 0.2 -1 0 1 0
May 8.8 12 10 8 7
June 15.8 16 18 16 16
July 16.6 14 18 18 17
August 14.9 15 16 16 15
September 11.1 12 11 12 9
October 3.0 4 4 6 1
November -5.8 -3 -4 -2 -2
December -10.8 -4 -11 -9 -9
Average 1.0 -8.7 2.4 2.3 3.7 2.1

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
March 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
April 0.0 0 0 0 0
May 0.0 0 0 0 0
June 0.0 0 0 0 0
July 0.0 0 0 0 0
August 0.0 0 0 0 0
September 0.0 0 0 0 0
October 0.0 0 0 0 0
November 0.0 0 0 0 0
December 0.0 0 0 0 0
Average

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 11.0 10 10 13 10 11
February 11.5 10 12 15 10 11
March 11.9 12 13 13 13 12
April 12.6 13 15 13 12
May 10.8 11 11 11 11
June 10.0 8 12 9 12
July 8.0 8 9 7 8
August 8.0 7 8 8 9
September 8.9 7 9 9 10
October 11.3 10 12 10 12
November 11.4 12 13 11 12
December 10.9 9 13 10 11
Average 10.5 10.9 9.8 11.7 9.9 10.9

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 300° 313° 307° 312° 269°
February 288° 296° 308° 272° 293°
March 332° 331° 331° 191° 303°
April 332° 326° 328° 321°
May 162° 258° 232° 354°
June 141° 253° 244° 172°
July 312° 268° 171° 209°
August 319° 264° 186° 184°
September 062° 221° 244° 288°
October 305° 281° 279° 289°
November 287° 296° 290° 261°
December 293° 298° 288° 314°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.