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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1228 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         28   1228 AM  73    1905  37     -9       12       
  MINIMUM          6   1159 PM -15    2014  18    -12      -15       
                                      1916                          
  AVERAGE         17                        27    -10       -1      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.22 1920   0.03   0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.10  -0.01     0.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.09                      0.10  -0.01     0.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.31                      1.26   0.05     1.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.7          13.0  1920   0.3    1.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                       0.9    0.8      2.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                       0.9    0.8      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.9                      32.4   -0.5     36.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       48                        38     10       66       
  MONTH TO DATE  141                       114     27      205       
  SINCE MAR 1    141                       114     27      205       
  SINCE JUL 1   5890                      5964    -74     6552       
                                                                     
 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        67      2000                    
                                             1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -16      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2015.........SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   619 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2015.........SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   621 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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