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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
124 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         69    429 PM  91    1952  66      3       72       
                                      1949                          
  MINIMUM         42    551 AM  17    1967  42      0       45       
  AVERAGE         56                        54      2       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.92 1893   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.43  -0.37      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      6.77                      5.20   1.57     1.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.45                      6.36   2.09     2.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1944   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1917                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.2                      13.2   -1.0      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.5                      44.7   23.8     31.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        11     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        47      6        9       
  SINCE MAR 1   1299                      1604   -305     1260       
  SINCE JUL 1   6335                      7454  -1119     7009       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         5     -5        8       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         5     -5        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     27           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        94      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        23      1968                    
                                             1954                    
                                             1944                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2016...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2016...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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