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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
136 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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         32    127 PM  50    1959  26      6       36       
  MINIMUM         22    815 AM -21    1990   8     14       25       
  AVERAGE         27                        17     10       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.28          1.13 1945   0.02   0.26      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.66                      0.58   0.08     1.10    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.66                      0.58   0.08     1.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.29                     26.27   6.02    29.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        4.0          10.5  2009   0.3    3.7      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.0                       6.8   -0.8      2.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      6.0                       6.8   -0.8      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     23.3                      15.5    7.8     10.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        48    -10       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  886                      1131   -245      904       
  SINCE DEC 1    886                      1131   -245      904       
  SINCE JUL 1   2160                      2843   -683     2660       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        54      2011                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    8       -22      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 26 2015......SUNRISE   759 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   
DECEMBER 27 2015......SUNRISE   759 AM CST   SUNSET   457 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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