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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1229 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         71    511 PM  80    2000  39     32       45       
  MINIMUM         40    716 AM -11    2008  19     21       28       
                                      1996                          
  AVERAGE         56                        29     27       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.90 1917   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.25  -0.22     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      0.25  -0.22     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.71                      1.41   0.30     1.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1917   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       2.2   -1.9      1.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       2.2   -1.9      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     56.6                      33.7   22.9     31.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        36    -27       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  220                       260    -40      320       
  SINCE MAR 1    220                       260    -40      320       
  SINCE JUL 1   5256                      6110   -854     6069       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        67      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -15      1995                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2016.........SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   625 PM CST   
MARCH  9 2016.........SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   626 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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