718 CDUS43 KFSD 240635 CLIFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1235 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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 36 1243 PM 57 1899 27 9 37 MINIMUM 25 1159 PM -28 1990 8 17 32 AVERAGE 31 17 14 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.34 1938 0.02 -0.02 T MONTH TO DATE 0.38 0.54 -0.16 1.10 SINCE DEC 1 0.38 0.54 -0.16 1.10 SINCE JAN 1 32.01 26.23 5.78 29.04 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.6 1996 0.2 -0.2 T 1987 MONTH TO DATE 2.0 6.2 -4.2 2.0 SINCE DEC 1 2.0 6.2 -4.2 2.0 SINCE JUL 1 19.3 14.9 4.4 10.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 48 -14 30 MONTH TO DATE 809 1035 -226 834 SINCE DEC 1 809 1035 -226 834 SINCE JUL 1 2083 2747 -664 2590 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 715 690 25 610 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LT FREEZING RAIN LIGHT SNOW SLEET FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 200 AM LOWEST 74 1100 PM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 48 2011 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 8 -23 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 24 2015......SUNRISE 758 AM CST SUNSET 455 PM CST DECEMBER 25 2015......SUNRISE 759 AM CST SUNSET 455 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$