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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
159 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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    153 PM  92    1916  67      5       72       
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  26    1991  43      8       51       
  AVERAGE         62                        55      7       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.87 1993   0.10  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      0.75  -0.52     0.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.56                      5.52  -3.96     1.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.78                      6.68  -3.90     2.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1938   0.0    0.0      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        3                        10     -7        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        79    -59       92       
  SINCE MAR 1   1271                      1636   -365     1763       
  SINCE JUL 1   7020                      7486   -466     8110       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         3      3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     10                         8      2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     10                         8      2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        96      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1980                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2015...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2015...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 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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