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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
129 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         75    253 PM  88    1943  50     25       68       
  MINIMUM         29    150 AM  -5    1969  28      1       44       
  AVERAGE         52                        39     13       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.39 1949   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      1.67  -1.34     0.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.33                      1.67  -1.34     0.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.55                      2.83  -1.28     1.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.9  1949   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                       8.2   -6.5      7.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                       8.2   -6.5      7.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.9                      39.7   -7.8     41.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        26    -13        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  809                       969   -160     1080       
  SINCE MAR 1    809                       969   -160     1080       
  SINCE JUL 1   6558                      6819   -261     7427       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     15           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        83      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         6      1899                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2015.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
APRIL  1 2015.........SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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