NWS Sioux Falls Climate Records, Normals, and Observed

December 2012
Precipitation Data for Sioux Falls

Date	Observed Precip (inches)	Normal Precip (inches)	Record Precip (inches)	Year	Observed Snow (inches)	Normal Snow (inches)
1	0	0.03	1.1	1909	0	0.3
2	0	0.03	0.48	1933	0	0.2
3	0	0.03	1.41	1955	0	0.3
4	0	0.03	0.68	1947	0	0.3
5	0	0.02	0.49	1953	0	0.3
6	Trace	0.03	0.44	1951	0	0.3
7	0.07	0.03	0.5	1924	0.8	0.2
8	0.05	0.02	0.61	1963	1.1	0.3
9	0.08	0.03	1.01	1918	1.1	0.3
10	0	0.02	0.55	1893	0	0.3
11	Trace	0.02	0.41	2010	Trace	0.3
12	0	0.03	0.4	1968	0	0.3
13	0	0.02	0.47	1937	0	0.2
14	0	0.02	0.52	1922	0	0.3
15	0.61	0.02	0.61	2012	Trace	0.3
16	0	0.02	0.38	1961	0	0.2
17	0.07	0.02	0.55	1908	1	0.3
18	0.17	0.02	0.38	1957	3.6	0.2
19	Trace	0.02	0.77	1902	Trace	0.3
20	Trace	0.02	1	1911	Trace	0.2
21	0	0.02	1.22	1920	0	0.3
22	0	0.02	0.81	1968	0	0.3
23	Trace	0.02	0.34	1938	Trace	0.2
24	Trace	0.02	0.89	1893	Trace	0.3
25	0	0.02	1.13	1945	0	0.3
26	0	0.02	0.31	1911	0	0.2
27	0.24	0.02	0.64	1969	4.3	0.3
28	0.02	0.02	0.34	1972	0.6	0.2
29	Trace	0.01	0.4	1907	0.2	0.2
30	0	0.02	1.22	1931	0	0.3
31		0.02	0.23	2010		0.2
Month Total	1.31	0.69			12.7	8.2

Precipitation is rain and also melted snow.

The highest observed and record precipitation for the month are highlighted with a white background.

(Data listed above is unofficial and may contain errors. For official climate records, please contact the National Climatic Data Center.)