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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
139 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 2016...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         40   1209 AM  87    1910  47     -7       49       
  MINIMUM         29    944 PM -13    1899  25      4       26       
  AVERAGE         35                        36     -1       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.44          1.10 1987   0.07   0.37     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.59                      1.12  -0.53     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.59                      1.12  -0.53     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.27                      2.28  -0.01     1.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        4.9 R         4.4  1975   0.2    4.7      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.8                       6.5   -0.7      1.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.8                       6.5   -0.7      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     62.1                      38.0   24.1     31.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        29      1       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  558                       778   -220      619       
  SINCE MAR 1    558                       778   -220      619       
  SINCE JUL 1   5594                      6628  -1034     6368       
                                                                     
 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       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    23.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  HAIL                                                               
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        83      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         0      1974                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2016.........SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
MARCH 25 2016.........SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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