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CDUS43 KFSD 230632
CLIFSD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
131 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 2013...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         53    617 PM  92    1964  72    -19       84
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  27    1963  48     -1       59
  AVERAGE         50                        60    -10       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.11          3.50 1898   0.11   0.00     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.62                      2.36   0.26     2.63
  SINCE MAR 1      6.63                      7.13  -0.50     5.80
  SINCE JAN 1      7.98                      8.29  -0.31     8.98

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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
  YESTERDAY       15                         6      9        0
  MONTH TO DATE  236                       202     34       92
  SINCE MAR 1   2158                      1759    399      977
  SINCE JUL 1   7777                      7609    168     5977

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        18     14       42
  SINCE MAR 1     36                        23     13       70
  SINCE JAN 1     36                        23     13       70
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    MM
 LOWEST     MM
 AVERAGE    MM

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        94      1950
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        33      1893


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   854 PM CDT
MAY 24 2013...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   855 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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