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CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
137 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013  
 
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2013  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 83 606 PM 97 1934 70 13 91  
MINIMUM 60 505 AM 27 1930 47 13 60  
AVERAGE 72 58 14 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 1.63 2000 0.11 -0.09 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.13 1.80 0.33 1.38  
SINCE MAR 1 6.14 6.57 -0.43 4.55  
SINCE JAN 1 7.49 7.73 -0.24 7.73  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.5 0.4 1.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 17.8 13.4 4.4 0.3  
SINCE JUL 1 43.3 44.9 -1.6 15.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 208 168 40 80  
SINCE MAR 1 2130 1725 405 965  
SINCE JUL 1 7749 7575 174 5965  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 1 6 11  
MONTH TO DATE 21 13 8 21  
SINCE MAR 1 25 18 7 49  
SINCE JAN 1 25 18 7 49    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST MM  
LOWEST MM  
AVERAGE MM  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 98 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 28 1915  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 849 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 850 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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