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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1235 AM CST SUN MAR 8 2015


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         45    450 PM  80    2000  39      6       34       
  MINIMUM         28   1231 AM -11    2008  19      9       15       
                                      1996                          
  AVERAGE         37                        29      8       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.90 1917   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.25  -0.16     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.09                      0.25  -0.16     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.31                      1.41  -0.10     1.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1917   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                       2.2   -0.5      2.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                       2.2   -0.5      2.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.9                      33.7   -1.8     36.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        36     -8       40       
  MONTH TO DATE  320                       260     60      384       
  SINCE MAR 1    320                       260     60      384       
  SINCE JUL 1   6069                      6110    -41     6731       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        67      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -15      1995                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2015.........SUNRISE   752 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT   
MARCH  9 2015.........SUNRISE   750 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 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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