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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
125 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2015


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         57    434 PM  75    1976  44     13       42       
  MINIMUM         29   1159 PM  -5    1965  24      5       23       
  AVERAGE         43                        34      9       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.39 1964   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.86  -0.64     0.52    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.22                      0.86  -0.64     0.52    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.44                      2.02  -0.58     1.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          11.6  1970   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                       5.6   -3.9      5.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                       5.6   -3.9      5.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.9                      37.1   -5.2     40.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        31     -9       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  520                       659   -139      724       
  SINCE MAR 1    520                       659   -139      724       
  SINCE JUL 1   6269                      6509   -240     7071       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         

                                                                     
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          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     35           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        73      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -2      1965                    
                                             1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2015.........SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
MARCH 21 2015.........SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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