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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1236 AM CST THU DEC 15 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         16   1224 AM  57    1998  28    -12       35       
  MINIMUM         -5   1159 PM -28    1901  10    -15       31       
  AVERAGE          6                        19    -13       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.52 1922   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      0.36  -0.07     0.09    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.29                      0.36  -0.07     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.60                     26.05   4.55    31.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.2  1996   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.7                       3.9   -0.2      0.9     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.7                       3.9   -0.2      0.9     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.7                      12.6   -2.9     18.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       59                        46     13       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  647                       612     35      457       
  SINCE DEC 1    647                       612     35      457       
  SINCE JUL 1   1782                      2324   -542     1731       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    879                       690    189      715       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        55      1913                    
                                             1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   10       -24      1901                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 15 2016......SUNRISE   754 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST   
DECEMBER 16 2016......SUNRISE   754 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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