Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
530 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013


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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         82    359 PM  97    1934  70     12       91
  MINIMUM         60    505 AM  27    1930  47     13       60
  AVERAGE         71                        58     13       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.02          1.63 2000   0.11  -0.09      T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.13                      1.80   0.33     1.38
  SINCE MAR 1      6.14                      6.57  -0.43     4.55
  SINCE JAN 1      7.49                      7.73  -0.24     7.73

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            0                         8     -8        0
  MONTH TO DATE  208                       168     40       80
  SINCE MAR 1   2130                      1725    405      965
  SINCE JUL 1   7749                      7575    174     5965

 COOLING
  TODAY            6                         1      5       11
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        13      7       21
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        18      6       49
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        18      6       49
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97          1200 AM
 LOWEST     51           200 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        98      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        28      1915


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   847 PM CDT
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   849 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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