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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
130 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         58    357 PM  96    1941  69    -11       63       
  MINIMUM         32    541 AM  29    1904  46    -14       52       
  AVERAGE         45                        57    -12       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.69 1906   0.10  -0.10     0.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.65                      1.47  -0.82     1.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.36                      6.24   1.12     2.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.04                      7.40   1.64     3.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            MM      MM   0.0   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.2                      13.4   -1.2      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.5                      44.9   23.6     31.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                         8     12        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  143                       144     -1      108       
  SINCE MAR 1   1389                      1701   -312     1359       
  SINCE JUL 1   6425                      7551  -1126     7108       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        10     -4        6       
  SINCE MAR 1      6                        15     -9       10       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                        15     -9       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1997                    
                                             1959                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2016...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2016...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   847 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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