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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
149 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         73    516 PM  89    2002  59     14       65       
  MINIMUM         53    615 AM  11    2014  34     19       46       
  AVERAGE         63                        46     17       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.28 2011   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      1.44  -1.35     0.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.18                      3.20  -1.02     0.88    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.86                      4.36  -0.50     2.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.4  1953   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.8   -2.8       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     12.2                      11.2    1.0      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.5                      42.7   25.8     31.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                        19    -17        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  291                       329    -38      231       
  SINCE MAR 1   1055                      1324   -269     1051       
  SINCE JUL 1   6091                      7174  -1083     6800       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    56          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        92      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        13      1904                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2016.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2016.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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