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CLIFSD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
130 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2015


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         78R   318 PM  75    2012  42     36       34       
  MINIMUM         49    939 PM -12    1897  22     27       23       
                                      1893                          
  AVERAGE         64                        32     32       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.54 1945   0.05  -0.05     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.62  -0.40     0.27    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.22                      0.62  -0.40     0.27    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.44                      1.78  -0.34     1.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1983   0.3   -0.3      0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                       4.6   -2.9      2.9     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                       4.6   -2.9      2.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.9                      36.1   -4.2     37.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                        33    -32       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  432                       533   -101      604       
  SINCE MAR 1    432                       533   -101      604       
  SINCE JUL 1   6181                      6383   -202     6951       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     22           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        82      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -9      1906                    
                                             1900                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2015.........SUNRISE   738 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2015.........SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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