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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1249 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2016


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         37    701 AM  57    1899  27     10       36       
  MINIMUM         20   1159 PM -28    1990   8     12       25       
  AVERAGE         29                        17     12       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.34 1938   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.69                      0.54   0.15     0.38    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.69                      0.54   0.15     0.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.00                     26.23   4.77    32.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             2.6  1996   0.2   -0.2       T      
                                      1987                          
  MONTH TO DATE   10.9                       6.2    4.7      2.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     10.9                       6.2    4.7      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     16.9                      14.9    2.0     19.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        48    -12       34       
  MONTH TO DATE 1097                      1035     62      809       
  SINCE DEC 1   1097                      1035     62      809       
  SINCE JUL 1   2232                      2747   -515     2083       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        48      2011                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    8       -23      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2016......SUNRISE   758 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
DECEMBER 25 2016......SUNRISE   759 AM CST   SUNSET   456 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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