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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
148 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2015


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         72    253 PM  89    1934  67      5       70       
  MINIMUM         62   1143 PM  25    1976  43     19       45       
                                      1931                          
  AVERAGE         67                        55     12       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          1.57 1900   0.11   0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.65  -0.45     0.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.53                      5.42  -3.89     1.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.75                      6.58  -3.83     2.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1942   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                      13.3  -11.6     11.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.9                      44.8  -12.9     45.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        11    -11        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        69    -52       89       
  SINCE MAR 1   1268                      1626   -358     1760       
  SINCE JUL 1   7017                      7476   -459     8107       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         2      4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     10                         7      3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     10                         7      3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1991                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2015...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
MAY  8 2015...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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