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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
122 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         67    513 PM  92    1934  70     -3       78       
  MINIMUM         38    545 AM  23    2014  46     -8       58       
  AVERAGE         53                        58     -5       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.85 1991   0.11  -0.11     1.43    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.65                      1.69  -1.04     2.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.36                      6.46   0.90     4.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.04                      7.62   1.42     5.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1916   0.0    0.0      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       12                         8      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  170                       160     10      114       
  SINCE MAR 1   1416                      1717   -301     1365       
  SINCE JUL 1   6452                      7567  -1115     7114       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        12     -6        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      6                        17    -11       13       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                        17    -11       13       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        97      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        27      1930                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2016...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   848 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2016...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   849 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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