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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
738 PM CDT SUN MAY 5 2013


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...THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2013...
VALID AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         55    356 PM  95    2004  70    -15       93
  MINIMUM         40    359 AM  28    1944  45     -5       63
  AVERAGE         48                        57     -9       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.01          0.98 2001   0.11  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      0.57   0.57     0.75
  SINCE MAR 1      7.99                      5.52   2.47     6.27
  SINCE JAN 1      9.19                      6.81   2.38     9.04

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1989   0.0    0.0      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
  TODAY           17                         9      8        0
  MONTH TO DATE  111                        47     64        0
  SINCE MAR 1   1790                      1405    385      714
  SINCE JUL 1   6939                      6699    240     5494

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1       13
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5       43
  SINCE MAR 1      1                        16    -15       93
  SINCE JAN 1      1                        16    -15       93
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM
 LOWEST     77           400 PM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70       100      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        26      1944


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  5 2013...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT
MAY  6 2013...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION FOR TODAY

        TEMPERATURE / HUMIDITY

 AT  4 AM    41     /    92%
 AT  7 AM    41     /    92%
 AT 10 AM    44     /    85%
 AT  1 PM    49     /    83%
 AT  4 PM    53     /    74%
 AT  7 PM    52     /    77%

CURRENT MISSOURI RIVER STAGE... 9.06 FEET

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