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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1240 AM CST WED MAR 2 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2016


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         16    451 PM  68    1992  36    -20       33       
                                      1923                          
  MINIMUM          1   1105 PM -16    1962  17    -16        8       
  AVERAGE          9                        26    -17       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.43 1906   0.03  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.03  -0.01     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.02                      0.03  -0.01     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.70                      1.19   0.51     1.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3           5.6  2007   0.3    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       0.3    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       0.3    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     56.6                      31.8   24.8     30.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       56                        38     18       44       
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        38     18       44       
  SINCE MAR 1     56                        38     18       44       
  SINCE JUL 1   5092                      5888   -796     5793       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        74      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -17      1913                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2016.........SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   618 PM CST   
MARCH  3 2016.........SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   619 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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