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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
134 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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    239 PM  88    1955  66    -13       80
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM  22    1908  41    -10       46
  AVERAGE         42                        53    -11       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.05 1902   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.61                      0.22   0.39     0.28
  SINCE MAR 1      4.62                      4.99  -0.37     3.45
  SINCE JAN 1      5.97                      6.15  -0.18     6.63

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1954   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       0.1    1.4      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     17.8                      13.1    4.7      0.3
  SINCE JUL 1     43.3                      44.6   -1.3     15.9
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       23                        12     11        2
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        24     24        2
  SINCE MAR 1   1970                      1581    389      887
  SINCE JUL 1   7589                      7431    158     5887

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        3
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         5     -1       31
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         5     -1       31
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    75          1200 AM
 LOWEST     28           200 PM
 AVERAGE    52

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        92      1949
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        18      1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2013...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT
MAY  4 2013...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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