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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
520 PM CDT SAT MAY 4 2013


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         40   1259 AM  91    1952  66    -26       74       
                                      1949                          
  MINIMUM         36    712 AM  17    1967  42     -6       56       
  AVERAGE         38                        54    -16       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.06          1.92 1893   0.11  -0.05     0.30    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      0.43   0.24     0.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.68                      5.20  -0.52     3.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.03                      6.36  -0.33     6.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           T    1944   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1917                          
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       0.2    1.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     17.8                      13.2    4.6      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.3                      44.7   -1.4     15.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           27                        11     16        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  101                        47     54        2       
  SINCE MAR 1   2023                      1604    419      887       
  SINCE JUL 1   7642                      7454    188     5887       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         5     -1       38       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         5     -1       38       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        94      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        23      1968                    
                                             1954                    
                                             1944                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2013...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2013...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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