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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
441 PM CST SUN DEC 15 2019

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 2019...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2019


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         18   3:59 PM  55    1908  28    -10       47
                                      1913
  MINIMUM         10   3:30 AM -24    1901  10      0       19
  AVERAGE         14                        19     -5       33

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.04          0.79 2014   0.02   0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.38  -0.27     0.27
  SINCE DEC 1      0.11                      0.38  -0.27     0.27
  SINCE JAN 1     38.41                     26.07  12.34    38.21

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.4           4.0  1940   0.3    0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    2.2                       4.2   -2.0      1.4
  SINCE DEC 1      2.2                       4.2   -2.0      1.4
  SINCE JUL 1     11.3                      12.9   -1.6      5.2
  SNOW DEPTH       1

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           51                        46      5       32
  MONTH TO DATE  651                       658     -7      592
  SINCE DEC 1    651                       658     -7      592
  SINCE JUL 1   2300                      2370    -70     2372

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1    830                       690    140      923
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT SNOW


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           3:00 PM
 LOWEST     63           2:00 AM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        60      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    9       -22      1914


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 15 2019......SUNRISE   7:53 AM CST   SUNSET   4:51 PM CST
DECEMBER 16 2019......SUNRISE   7:54 AM CST   SUNSET   4:51 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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