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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1221 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2015


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         24    121 AM  56    1941  27     -3       40       
  MINIMUM         21   1159 PM -26    1916   8     13       30       
  AVERAGE         23                        18      5       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.22 1920   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      0.50  -0.12     0.81    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.38                      0.50  -0.12     0.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.01                     26.19   5.82    28.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            12.0  1920   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.0                       5.7   -3.7      2.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.0                       5.7   -3.7      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.3                      14.4    4.9     10.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        47     -5       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  742                       939   -197      777       
  SINCE DEC 1    742                       939   -197      777       
  SINCE JUL 1   2016                      2651   -635     2533       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     88          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        54      1982                    
                                             1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    8       -26      1989                    
                                             1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2015......SUNRISE   757 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST   
DECEMBER 23 2015......SUNRISE   758 AM CST   SUNSET   454 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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