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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
129 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2015


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         77    533 PM  94    1959  65     12       50       
  MINIMUM         54    624 AM  21    1997  41     13       38       
  AVERAGE         66                        53     13       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.55 1972   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.11  -0.11      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.33                      4.88  -3.55     1.88    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.55                      6.04  -3.49     2.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  2013   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                      13.1  -11.4     11.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.9                      44.6  -12.7     45.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        12    -12       21       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12       21       
  SINCE MAR 1   1251                      1569   -318     1692       
  SINCE JUL 1   7000                      7419   -419     8039       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         5      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         5      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        88      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        22      1908                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2015...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2015...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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