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CLIFSD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
126 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2015


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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    417 PM  92    2007  65     10       43       
                                      1992                          
  MINIMUM         37    604 AM  17    1903  40     -3       38       
  AVERAGE         56                        53      3       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.87 1937   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      3.01  -2.01     1.17    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.33                      4.77  -3.44     1.88    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.55                      5.93  -3.38     2.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2005   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
                                      1975                          
                                      1956                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         4.6   -4.6      3.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                      13.0  -11.3     11.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.9                      44.5  -12.6     45.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        13     -4       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  431                       562   -131      570       
  SINCE MAR 1   1251                      1557   -306     1671       
  SINCE JUL 1   7000                      7407   -407     8018       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         5     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         5     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         5     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        94      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1997                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2015...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2015...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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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