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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
145 AM CDT SUN AUG 21 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         74    246 PM  99    1955  81     -7       79       
  MINIMUM         55   1159 PM  34    1950  59     -4       48       
  AVERAGE         65                        70     -5       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          1.51 2002   0.10   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      2.00  -0.32     3.91    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.72                      9.01  -3.29    12.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.22                     18.34  -1.12    18.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7       11       
  SINCE JUN 1     14                        66    -52       26       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        15    -10       17       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  176                       142     34      148       
  SINCE JUN 1    687                       533    154      523       
  SINCE JAN 1    720                       569    151      545       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        98      1968                    
                                             1959                    
                                             1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        40      2004                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2016........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2016........SUNRISE   640 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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