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CLIFSD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
107 AM CST FRI FEB 28 2020

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2020


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         34   9:26 PM  63    1895  35     -1        9
                                      2016
  MINIMUM         18   7:27 AM -19    1899  16      2        1
  AVERAGE         26                        26      0        5

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.00 1948   0.03  -0.03      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      0.57  -0.39     1.53
  SINCE DEC 1      2.22                      1.82   0.40     3.32
  SINCE JAN 1      0.98                      1.13  -0.15     2.09

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             6.8  1969   0.2   -0.2       T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.9                       6.6   -4.7     20.7
  SINCE DEC 1     18.4                      22.5   -4.1     36.0
  SINCE JUL 1     27.5                      31.2   -3.7     39.8
  SNOW DEPTH       T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       39                        39      0       60
  MONTH TO DATE 1147                      1180    -33     1454
  SINCE DEC 1   3785                      4100   -315     4138
  SINCE JUL 1   5434                      5812   -378     5918

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92          11:00 PM
 LOWEST     58           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        66      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -31      1962


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 28 2020......SUNRISE   7:06 AM CST   SUNSET   6:14 PM CST
FEBRUARY 29 2020......SUNRISE   7:04 AM CST   SUNSET   6:15 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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