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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1247 AM CST SAT JAN 8 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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         15    408 PM  56    2003  25    -10       29       
  MINIMUM          5   1209 AM -30    1912   2      3       -2       
  AVERAGE         10                        14     -4       14      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.37 1992   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      0.09   0.28      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.48                      0.61  -0.13     1.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.37                      0.09   0.28      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             2.9  1967   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.2                       1.4    6.8      0.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      8.7                       8.4    0.3     13.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      8.7                      17.1   -8.4     21.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       55                        51      4       51       
  MONTH TO DATE  390                       355     35      344       
  SINCE DEC 1   1601                      1788   -187     1560       
  SINCE JUL 1   3055                      3508   -453     3204       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  80 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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        57      2003                    
                                             2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2       -24      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2005.......SUNRISE   800 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
JANUARY  9 2005.......SUNRISE   759 AM CST   SUNSET   509 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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