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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
131 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         50   1056 AM  83    2012  51     -1       75       
  MINIMUM         37   1159 PM   6    1899  28      9       32       
  AVERAGE         44                        40      4       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.37          3.27 2007   0.09   0.28     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.09                      1.76   0.33     0.33    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.09                      1.76   0.33     0.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.77                      2.92   0.85     1.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.3  1998   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.2                       8.4    3.8      1.7     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.2                       8.4    3.8      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.5                      39.9   28.6     31.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        26     -5       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  764                       995   -231      820       
  SINCE MAR 1    764                       995   -231      820       
  SINCE JUL 1   5800                      6845  -1045     6569       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        89      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         5      1899                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2016.........SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
APRIL  2 2016.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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