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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
108 AM CST FRI JAN 1 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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         22   1054 PM  54    1904  26     -4       14       
  MINIMUM         -4    526 AM -26    1973   7    -11      -11       
  AVERAGE          9                        17     -8        2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.23 2010   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.31                      0.69   0.62     1.33    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.31                      0.69   0.62     1.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.94                     26.38   6.56    29.27    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.2  1977   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   19.1                       8.2   10.9      5.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     19.1                       8.2   10.9      5.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     36.4                      16.9   19.5     14.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       9                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       56                        48      8       63       
  MONTH TO DATE 1194                      1419   -225     1249       
  SINCE DEC 1   1194                      1421   -227     1249       
  SINCE JUL 1   2468                      3133   -665     3005       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        55      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -32      1974                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  1 2016.......SUNRISE   800 AM CST   SUNSET   501 PM CST   
JANUARY  2 2016.......SUNRISE   800 AM CST   SUNSET   502 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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