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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
128 AM CDT SUN MAR 20 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         41    339 PM  75    1976  44     -3       57       
  MINIMUM         25    222 AM  -5    1965  24      1       29       
  AVERAGE         33                        34     -1       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.39 1964   0.06  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.86  -0.71     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.15                      0.86  -0.71     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.83                      2.02  -0.19     1.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2          11.6  1970   0.2    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.9                       5.6   -4.7      1.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.9                       5.6   -4.7      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.2                      37.1   20.1     31.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        31      1       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  461                       659   -198      520       
  SINCE MAR 1    461                       659   -198      520       
  SINCE JUL 1   5497                      6509  -1012     6269       
                                                                     
 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     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        73      2015                    
                                             1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -2      1965                    
                                             1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2016.........SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
MARCH 21 2016.........SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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