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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1255 AM CST THU JAN 6 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM          5    739 PM  49    1985  25    -20        2       
  MINIMUM         -2    706 AM -29    1924   3     -5       -7       
  AVERAGE          2                        14    -12       -2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          0.21 1910   0.01   0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      0.05   0.32      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.48                      0.57  -0.09     1.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.37                      0.05   0.32      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        2.8           3.9  1951   0.2    2.6      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.2                       1.0    7.2      0.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      8.7                       8.0    0.7     13.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      8.7                      16.7   -8.0     21.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       63                        51     12       67       
  MONTH TO DATE  269                       253     16      238       
  SINCE DEC 1   1480                      1686   -206     1454       
  SINCE JUL 1   2934                      3406   -472     3098       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
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)   25        51      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    3       -29      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  6 2005.......SUNRISE   800 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
JANUARY  7 2005.......SUNRISE   800 AM CST   SUNSET   507 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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