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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
125 AM CDT WED APR 20 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         63    352 PM  89    1987  60      3       58       
  MINIMUM         38    705 AM  15    1928  36      2       41       
  AVERAGE         51                        48      3       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.90 1916   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      1.86  -0.86     0.65    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.09                      3.62  -0.53     0.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.77                      4.78  -0.01     2.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  1966   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.5   -3.5       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     12.2                      11.9    0.3      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.5                      43.4   25.1     31.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        17     -3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  323                       400    -77      266       
  SINCE MAR 1   1087                      1395   -308     1086       
  SINCE JUL 1   6123                      7245  -1122     6835       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        93      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        16      2013                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2016.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2016.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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