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CDUS43 KFSD 170020
CLIFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
719 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2008
VALID AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2008
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 81 511 PM 92 1934 71 10 64
MINIMUM 45 452 AM 32 1929 45 0 42
1899
AVERAGE 63 58 5 53
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.85 1991 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.93 1.68 0.25 1.92
SINCE MAR 1 5.95 6.14 -0.19 8.82
SINCE JAN 1 6.75 7.16 -0.41 10.56
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1916 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T T 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 22.1 11.6 10.5 16.2
SINCE JUL 1 45.7 40.6 5.1 44.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 2 8 -6 12
MONTH TO DATE 187 160 27 66
SINCE MAR 1 1932 1717 215 1459
SINCE JUL 1 7834 7672 162 7190
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 9 -9 20
SINCE MAR 1 0 14 -14 42
SINCE JAN 1 0 14 -14 42
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 1200 AM
LOWEST 23 100 PM
AVERAGE 55
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 97 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 27 1930
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2008...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 847 PM CDT
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 848 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 50 / 77%
AT 7 AM 48 / 77%
AT 10 AM 66 / 42%
AT 1 PM 75 / 26%
AT 4 PM 80 / 27%
AT 7 PM 80 / 31%
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