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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
157 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2013


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...THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1889 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         73    237 PM  92    1962  70      3       71
  MINIMUM         38    543 AM  30    1976  46     -8       49
                                      1954
                                      1907
  AVERAGE         56                        58     -2       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.18          1.61 1930   0.11   0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.32                      0.79   0.53     1.00
  SINCE MAR 1      8.17                      5.74   2.43     6.52
  SINCE JAN 1      9.37                      7.03   2.34     9.29

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.0  1938   0.0   MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    1.4                       0.1    1.3      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     24.3                       8.4   15.9       T
  SINCE JUL 1     45.1                      34.9   10.2     18.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        9                         8      1        5
  MONTH TO DATE  130                        63     67        5
  SINCE MAR 1   1809                      1421    388      719
  SINCE JUL 1   6958                      6715    243     5499

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7       43
  SINCE MAR 1      1                        18    -17       93
  SINCE JAN 1      1                        18    -17       93
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM
 LOWEST     41           200 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        98      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      1945


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT
MAY  9 2013...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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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