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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1028 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013

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...THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 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              75   02/26/1896
 LOW              -31   02/11/1899
HIGHEST            52   02/13        MM      MM       56  02/02
LOWEST             -7   02/01        MM      MM       -6  02/12
AVG. MAXIMUM     35.8              34.9     0.9     38.4
AVG. MINIMUM     15.3              15.2     0.1     18.3
MEAN             25.5              25.1     0.4     28.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     11              11.5    -0.5        9
DAYS MIN <= 32     28              26.4     1.6       29
DAYS MIN <= 0       3               4.2    -1.2        2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         3.12   1915
 MINIMUM         0.04   1931
TOTALS           1.01              0.67    0.34     2.24
DAILY AVG.       0.04              0.02    0.02     0.08
DAYS >= .01         6               6.0     0.0        5
DAYS >= .10         3               2.1     0.9        5
DAYS >= .50         1               0.2     0.8        2
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.62   02/21

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           24.5   1993
TOTALS            9.4               6.6     2.8      9.3
SINCE 7/1        20.8              26.5    -5.7     18.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      2                 4      -2        1
DAYS >= 1.0         1               2.1    -1.1        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         9   02/25                          6  02/14
                        02/24
                        02/23
                        02/22
 24 HR TOTAL      8.0   02/21

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1097              1118     -21     1054
 SINCE 7/1       5149              5294    -145     4780
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/340    DATE  02/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/320    DATE  02/18

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     75

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                3     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                8     SLEET                      0
FOG                      15     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      8

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

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