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CDUS43 KFSD 040656  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
156 AM CDT FRI JUL 4 2008  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 3 2008  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 76 524 PM 104 1990 85 -9 88  
MINIMUM 50 527 AM 40 1917 59 -9 66  
AVERAGE 63 72 -9 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.96 1981 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.31 -0.31 0.00  
SINCE JUN 1 3.95 3.80 0.15 3.98  
SINCE JAN 1 12.11 12.67 -0.56 15.25  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2001  
2000  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 2 1 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 3 -1 0  
SINCE JUN 1 7 61 -54 23  
SINCE JUL 1 2 3 -1 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 12  
MONTH TO DATE 16 24 -8 29  
SINCE JUN 1 123 173 -50 206  
SINCE JAN 1 138 213 -75 286    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 93 PERCENT  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST MM  
LOWEST MM  
AVERAGE MM    
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 108 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 38 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 4 2008..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 911 PM CDT  
JULY 5 2008..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 911 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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