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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
157 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         64    706 PM  92    2001  70     -6       47       
  MINIMUM         53    210 AM  27    1997  46      7       29       
                                      1959                          
  AVERAGE         59                        58      1       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.36 1965   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.44                      1.58  -0.14     1.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.77                      6.35  -3.58     2.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.99                      7.51  -3.52     3.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1916   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.7                      13.4  -11.7     11.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.9                      44.9  -13.0     45.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         8     -2       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                       152    -38      210       
  SINCE MAR 1   1365                      1709   -344     1881       
  SINCE JUL 1   7114                      7559   -445     8228       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        11     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     10                        16     -6        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     10                        16     -6        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        23      2014                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2015...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2015...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   847 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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