820 CDUS43 KFSD 080639 CLIFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1235 AM CST SUN MAR 8 2015 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 2015... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2015 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 45 450 PM 80 2000 39 6 34 MINIMUM 28 1231 AM -11 2008 19 9 15 1996 AVERAGE 37 29 8 25 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.90 1917 0.04 -0.04 T MONTH TO DATE 0.09 0.25 -0.16 0.18 SINCE MAR 1 0.09 0.25 -0.16 0.18 SINCE JAN 1 1.31 1.41 -0.10 1.17 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.0 1917 0.3 -0.3 T MONTH TO DATE 1.7 2.2 -0.5 2.6 SINCE MAR 1 1.7 2.2 -0.5 2.6 SINCE JUL 1 31.9 33.7 -1.8 36.8 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 28 36 -8 40 MONTH TO DATE 320 260 60 384 SINCE MAR 1 320 260 60 384 SINCE JUL 1 6069 6110 -41 6731 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 800 AM LOWEST 53 500 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 67 1911 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -15 1995 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 8 2015.........SUNRISE 752 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT MARCH 9 2015.........SUNRISE 750 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$