Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1000 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2013

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...THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1889 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              71   01/26/2002
 LOW              -35   01/12/1912
HIGHEST            55   01/18        MM      MM       68  01/05
LOWEST             -5   01/01        MM      MM       -6  01/21
AVG. MAXIMUM     30.7              30.5     0.2     39.3
AVG. MINIMUM     10.5              10.2     0.3     14.8
MEAN             20.6              20.4     0.2     27.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     15              15.9    -0.9        9
DAYS MIN <= 32     29              30.8    -1.8       31
DAYS MIN <= 0       5               7.0    -2.0        4

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         2.44   1949
 MINIMUM         0.04   1928
TOTALS           0.19              0.62   -0.43     0.53
DAILY AVG.       0.01              0.02   -0.01     0.02
DAYS >= .01         5               6.3    -1.3        6
DAYS >= .10         0               1.6    -1.6        3
DAYS >= .50         0               0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.09   01/27

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           29.1   1982
TOTALS            1.4               6.7    -5.3      6.1
SINCE 7/1        11.4              19.9    -8.5      9.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      1                 3      -2        1
DAYS >= 1.0         1               2.2    -1.2        3
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         4   01/02                          2  01/26
                        01/01                             01/25
                                                          01/24
 24 HR TOTAL      1.1   01/20

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1369              1384     -15     1170
 SINCE 7/1       4052              4176    -124     3726
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              MM
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    MM/MM     DATE   MM
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    MM/MM     DATE   MM

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     76

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                7     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      5

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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