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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1230 AM CST MON MAR 7 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         69    437 PM  77    1987  38     31       46       
  MINIMUM         41   1228 AM -17    1920  19     22       16       
  AVERAGE         55                        29     26       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.04 1983   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.21  -0.18     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      0.21  -0.18     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.71                      1.37   0.34     1.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.0  1908   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       1.9   -1.6      1.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       1.9   -1.6      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     56.6                      33.4   23.2     31.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        36    -26       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  211                       224    -13      292       
  SINCE MAR 1    211                       224    -13      292       
  SINCE JUL 1   5247                      6074   -827     6041       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        80      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -11      2008                    
                                             1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2016.........SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   624 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2016.........SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   625 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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