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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
121 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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    547 PM  92    1949  66      7       83       
  MINIMUM         34    459 AM  18    1967  42     -8       52       
  AVERAGE         54                        54      0       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.50 1944   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.32  -0.26      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      6.77                      5.09   1.68     1.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.45                      6.25   2.20     2.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1966   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
                                      1954                          
                                      1942                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.2                      13.2   -1.0      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.5                      44.7   23.8     31.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        12     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        36      8        3       
  SINCE MAR 1   1290                      1593   -303     1254       
  SINCE JUL 1   6326                      7443  -1117     7003       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         5     -5        8       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         5     -5        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        91      1952                    
                                             1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        17      1967                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2016...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2016...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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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