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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1252 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2015


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         41    405 PM  61    1984  31     10       40       
  MINIMUM         27   1101 PM -20    1976  12     15       30       
  AVERAGE         34                        21     13       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.50 1924   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.20  -0.15      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.05                      0.20  -0.15      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     31.68                     25.89   5.79    27.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1924   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.9                       1.9   -1.0       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.9                       1.9   -1.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     18.2                      10.6    7.6      8.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        44    -13       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  260                       297    -37      275       
  SINCE DEC 1    260                       297    -37      275       
  SINCE JUL 1   1534                      2009   -475     2031       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    715                       690     25      610       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     64           600 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        60      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -22      1927                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2015......SUNRISE   747 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
DECEMBER  9 2015......SUNRISE   748 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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