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CLMHON

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1042 AM CDT MON APR 1 2013

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...THE HURON SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 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              89   03/30/1943
 LOW              -25   03/14/1897
HIGHEST            66   03/29        MM      MM       88  03/18
LOWEST              3   03/13        MM      MM       12  03/03
                        03/11                             03/02
AVG. MAXIMUM     34.4              43.7    -9.3     61.7
AVG. MINIMUM     15.3              22.6    -7.3     34.5
MEAN             24.8              33.1    -8.3     48.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     15               5.3     9.7        2
DAYS MIN <= 32     31              25.3     5.7       12
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               1.5    -1.5        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         5.89   1977
 MINIMUM         0.06   1925
TOTALS           0.78              1.46   -0.68     0.99
DAILY AVG.       0.03              0.05   -0.02     0.03
DAYS >= .01         7               7.5    -0.5        5
DAYS >= .10         2               3.4    -1.4        3
DAYS >= .50         1               0.8     0.2        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.3    -0.3        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.56   03/09

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           33.9   1975
TOTALS            7.2               8.9    -1.7      0.1
SINCE 7/1        40.4              39.9     0.5     31.4
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      4                 4       0        1
DAYS >= 1.0         2               2.3    -0.3        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         7   03/10                          8  03/01
                        03/11
                        03/12
                        03/13
 24 HR TOTAL      4.8   03/09

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1238               987     251      530
 SINCE 7/1       7064              6819     245     5612
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0       15
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0       15
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/310    DATE  03/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/300    DATE  03/18

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     77

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               14     SLEET                      0
FOG                      23     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
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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