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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
520 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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         60    359 PM  93    1964  71    -11       74
  MINIMUM         51    616 AM  25    1931  48      3       45
  AVERAGE         56                        60     -4       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.02          2.09 1893   0.11  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.50                      2.25   0.25     2.63
  SINCE MAR 1      6.51                      7.02  -0.51     5.80
  SINCE JAN 1      7.86                      8.18  -0.32     8.98

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY            9                         7      2        5
  MONTH TO DATE  221                       196     25       92
  SINCE MAR 1   2143                      1753    390      977
  SINCE JUL 1   7762                      7603    159     5977

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        17     15       35
  SINCE MAR 1     36                        22     14       63
  SINCE JAN 1     36                        22     14       63
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM
 LOWEST     72           300 PM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1964
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        27      1963


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   853 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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