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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
725 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2013


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2013...
VALID AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         80    454 PM  92    2001  70     10       73
  MINIMUM         50    302 AM  27    1997  46      4       47
                                      1959
  AVERAGE         65                        58      7       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.36 1965   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      1.58   0.10     1.38
  SINCE MAR 1      5.69                      6.35  -0.66     4.55
  SINCE JAN 1      7.04                      7.51  -0.47     7.73

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1916   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       0.4    1.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     17.8                      13.4    4.4      0.3
  SINCE JUL 1     43.3                      44.9   -1.6     15.9
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         8     -8        5
  MONTH TO DATE  208                       152     56       73
  SINCE MAR 1   2130                      1709    421      958
  SINCE JUL 1   7749                      7559    190     5958

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        11      2       10
  SINCE MAR 1     17                        16      1       38
  SINCE JAN 1     17                        16      1       38
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    74           300 AM
 LOWEST     32           200 PM
 AVERAGE    53

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        32      1929
                                             1899


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2013...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 PM CDT
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 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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ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION FOR TODAY
        TEMPERATURE / HUMIDITY
AT  4 AM      50    /    73%
AT  7 AM      54    /    71%
AT 10 AM      65    /    52%
AT  1 PM      75    /    38%
AT  4 PM      77    /    37%
AT  7 PM      78    /    37%

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