Climatological Report (Monthly)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
223 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1889 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              98   MM
 LOW               -2   MM
HIGHEST            86   04/28        MM      MM       93  04/01
LOWEST             16   04/01        MM      MM       26  04/11
                                                          04/08
AVG. MAXIMUM     55.7              62.3    -6.6     68.1
AVG. MINIMUM     31.7              36.8    -5.1     40.9
MEAN             43.7              49.6    -5.9     54.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.5    -0.5        2
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     17               9.7     7.3        5
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         6.73   1984
 MINIMUM         0.22   1928
TOTALS           4.85              2.95    1.90     4.82
DAILY AVG.       0.16              0.10    0.06     0.16
DAYS >= .01        11               9.9     1.1       10
DAYS >= .10         8               5.6     2.4        7
DAYS >= .50         3               2.0     1.0        2
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.8     0.2        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.33   04/09

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           11.5   1997
TOTALS           11.2               1.8     9.4      0.0
SINCE 7/1        43.7              34.8     8.9     18.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         5               0.6     4.4        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         3   04/19                          0  MM
                        04/12
                        04/11
 24 HR TOTAL      4.7   04/18

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     632               474     158      328
 SINCE 7/1       6828              6652     176     5494
COOLING TOTAL       1                11     -10       22
 SINCE 1/1          1                11     -10       50
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/300    DATE  04/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/300    DATE  04/24

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          7

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          3     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                6     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      2

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

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