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CLIFSD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
141 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2015


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         60    547 PM  95    1934  71    -11       79       
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  27    1967  48     -3       48       
                                      1895                          
  AVERAGE         53                        59     -6       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.89 1999   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.92                      2.14   0.78     1.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.25                      6.91  -2.66     2.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.47                      8.07  -2.60     3.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         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       12                         7      5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       189    -11      259       
  SINCE MAR 1   1429                      1746   -317     1930       
  SINCE JUL 1   7178                      7596   -418     8277       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        16     -7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        21     -8        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        21     -8        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        25      1931                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2015...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2015...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 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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