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

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CXUS53 KFSD 011554
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1047 AM CDT WED AUG 1 2012

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...THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1889 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             111   07/11/1939
                        07/17/1936
                        07/04/1936
 LOW               41   07/09/1895
HIGHEST           104   07/22        MM      MM       99  07/19
                                                          07/18
LOWEST             56   07/11        MM      MM       61  07/04
                        07/10
AVG. MAXIMUM     93.3              85.5     7.8     90.1
AVG. MINIMUM     67.3              63.2     4.1     70.5
MEAN             80.3              74.3     6.0     80.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     24               7.1    16.9       19
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        10.33   1972
 MINIMUM         0.18   1936
TOTALS           0.78              3.44   -2.66     0.78
DAILY AVG.       0.03              0.11   -0.08     0.03
DAYS >= .01         3               9.5    -6.5        9
DAYS >= .10         3               5.9    -2.9        2
DAYS >= .50         0               2.2    -2.2        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.8    -0.8        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.47   07/14

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 3      -3        0
 SINCE 7/1          0                 3      -3        0
COOLING TOTAL     482               293     189      481
 SINCE 1/1        912               545     367      743
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/090    DATE  07/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/340    DATE  07/25

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.10
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           31
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       6     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      1

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

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