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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
126 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         58    332 PM  78    2015  42     16       78       
  MINIMUM         37   1159 PM -12    1897  22     15       49       
                                      1893                          
  AVERAGE         48                        32     16       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.54 1945   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.62  -0.50     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.12                      0.62  -0.50     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.80                      1.78   0.02     1.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1983   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       4.6   -4.3      1.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       4.6   -4.3      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     56.6                      36.1   20.5     31.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        33    -16        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  342                       533   -191      432       
  SINCE MAR 1    342                       533   -191      432       
  SINCE JUL 1   5378                      6383  -1005     6181       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        82      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -9      1906                    
                                             1900                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2016.........SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2016.........SUNRISE   735 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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