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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1247 AM CST FRI MAR 4 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         32    513 PM  73    1905  37     -5       28       
  MINIMUM         21    650 AM -15    2014  18      3        6       
                                      1916                          
  AVERAGE         27                        27      0       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1920   0.03  -0.03     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.10  -0.08     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.02                      0.10  -0.08     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.70                      1.26   0.44     1.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          13.0  1920   0.3   -0.3      1.7     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       0.9   -0.6      1.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       0.9   -0.6      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     56.6                      32.4   24.2     31.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        38      0       48       
  MONTH TO DATE  143                       114     29      141       
  SINCE MAR 1    143                       114     29      141       
  SINCE JUL 1   5179                      5964   -785     5890       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        67      2000                    
                                             1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -16      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2016.........SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   620 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2016.........SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   621 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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