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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
143 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2015


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         81    159 PM  88    1955  66     15       65       
  MINIMUM         42    514 AM  22    1908  41      1       34       
  AVERAGE         62                        53      9       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.05 1902   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.22  -0.22      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.33                      4.99  -3.66     1.88    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.55                      6.15  -3.60     2.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1954   0.0    0.0      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        3                        12     -9       15       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        24    -21       36       
  SINCE MAR 1   1254                      1581   -327     1707       
  SINCE JUL 1   7003                      7431   -428     8054       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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 (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                     
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    96           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        92      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        18      1967                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2015...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2015...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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