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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
128 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         45    437 PM  92    2007  65    -20       75       
                                      1992                          
  MINIMUM         42   1144 AM  17    1903  40      2       37       
  AVERAGE         44                        53     -9       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.72          1.87 1937   0.10   0.62     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.62                      3.01   1.61     1.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.71                      4.77   1.94     1.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.39                      5.93   2.46     2.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2005   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
                                      1975                          
                                      1956                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         4.6   -4.6       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     12.2                      13.0   -0.8      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.5                      44.5   24.0     31.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        13      8        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  482                       562    -80      431       
  SINCE MAR 1   1246                      1557   -311     1251       
  SINCE JUL 1   6282                      7407  -1125     7000       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         5     -5        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         5     -5        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        94      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1997                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2016...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2016...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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