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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
132 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         54   1015 AM  88    1943  50      4       75       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  -5    1969  28     16       29       
  AVERAGE         49                        39     10       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.38          1.39 1949   0.09   0.29     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72                      1.67   0.05     0.33    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.72                      1.67   0.05     0.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.40                      2.83   0.57     1.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.9  1949   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.2                       8.2    4.0      1.7     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.2                       8.2    4.0      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.5                      39.7   28.8     31.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        26    -10       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  743                       969   -226      809       
  SINCE MAR 1    743                       969   -226      809       
  SINCE JUL 1   5779                      6819  -1040     6558       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        83      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         6      1899                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2016.........SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
APRIL  1 2016.........SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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