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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
144 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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         69    325 PM  85    1910  59     10       58       
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  13    1976  36     17       41       
  AVERAGE         61                        48     13       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.41 1994   0.07  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.06                      1.39   1.67      T      
  SINCE SEP 1     10.61                      4.16   6.45     3.24    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.47                     23.55   4.92    24.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.1  1898   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        18    -14       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  184                       245    -61      169       
  SINCE SEP 1    254                       418   -164      232       
  SINCE JUL 1    262                       449   -187      272       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        7       
  SINCE SEP 1     99                        60     39      140       
  SINCE JAN 1    879                       685    194      715       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        84      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        15      1972                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 18 2016.......SUNRISE   745 AM CDT   SUNSET   638 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 19 2016.......SUNRISE   747 AM CDT   SUNSET   636 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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