654 CDUS43 KFSD 180640 CLIFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 140 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2015 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 45 413 PM 80 2012 43 2 56 1894 MINIMUM 24 653 AM -8 1902 23 1 30 AVERAGE 35 33 2 43 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.70 1917 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.22 0.74 -0.52 0.27 SINCE MAR 1 0.22 0.74 -0.52 0.27 SINCE JAN 1 1.44 1.90 -0.46 1.26 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 7.8 1951 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.7 5.1 -3.4 2.9 SINCE MAR 1 1.7 5.1 -3.4 2.9 SINCE JUL 1 31.9 36.6 -4.7 37.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 30 32 -2 22 MONTH TO DATE 475 597 -122 665 SINCE MAR 1 475 597 -122 665 SINCE JUL 1 6224 6447 -223 7012 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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 68 700 AM LOWEST 28 300 PM AVERAGE 48 .......................................................... THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 85 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -12 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2015.........SUNRISE 734 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT MARCH 19 2015.........SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$