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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
425 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 18 2016...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2016


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         41    359 PM  62    1981  32      9       10       
  MINIMUM         32    657 AM -21    1903  13     19       -4       
  AVERAGE         37                        22     15        3      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.03 1962   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.54                      0.34   0.20     0.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.33                      1.59   0.74     2.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.02                      0.90   0.12     1.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0          13.8  1962   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    7.4                       4.3    3.1      4.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     33.4                      20.2   13.2     19.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     50.7                      28.9   21.8     28.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           28                        43    -15       62       
  MONTH TO DATE  774                       813    -39      866       
  SINCE DEC 1   3436                      3733   -297     3480       
  SINCE JUL 1   4710                      5445   -735     5236       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        65      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -24      1959                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 18 2016......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 19 2016......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   602 PM CST   

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




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