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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1255 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         61   1216 AM  67    1911  39     22       52       
  MINIMUM         37   1159 PM -15    1995  20     17       30       
  AVERAGE         49                        29     20       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.30 1893   0.04  -0.04     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.29  -0.26     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      0.29  -0.26     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.71                      1.45   0.26     1.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.3  1999   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       2.5   -2.2      1.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       2.5   -2.2      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     56.6                      34.0   22.6     31.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        36    -20       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  236                       296    -60      344       
  SINCE MAR 1    236                       296    -60      344       
  SINCE JUL 1   5272                      6146   -874     6093       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        63      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -14      1984                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2016.........SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   626 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2016.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   628 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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