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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
125 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         55    322 PM  82    2012  43     12       69       
  MINIMUM         31    638 AM  -9    1906  23      8       35       
                                      1900                          
  AVERAGE         43                        33     10       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.56 1917   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.68  -0.56     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.12                      0.68  -0.56     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.80                      1.84  -0.04     1.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          14.0  1917   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       4.8   -4.5      1.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       4.8   -4.5      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     56.6                      36.3   20.3     31.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        32    -10       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  364                       565   -201      445       
  SINCE MAR 1    364                       565   -201      445       
  SINCE JUL 1   5400                      6415  -1015     6194       
                                                                     
 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    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        80      2012                    
                                             1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -8      1902                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2016.........SUNRISE   735 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
MARCH 18 2016.........SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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