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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1233 AM CST TUE JAN 18 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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         12   1159 PM  53    1923  25    -13       40       
  MINIMUM        -16    429 AM -30    1930   2    -18       13       
  AVERAGE         -2                        14    -16       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.40 1996   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.29   0.11     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.51                      0.81  -0.30     1.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.40                      0.29   0.11     0.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.2  1996   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.0                       4.4    4.6      0.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      9.5                      11.4   -1.9     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.5                      20.1  -10.6     21.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       67                        51     16       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  984                       865    119      738       
  SINCE DEC 1   2195                      2298   -103     1954       
  SINCE JUL 1   3649                      4018   -369     3598       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  86 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST                                         
 LOWEST                                         
 AVERAGE                                                         
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        52      1919                    
                                             1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2       -28      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2005.......SUNRISE   755 AM CST   SUNSET   520 PM CST   
JANUARY 19 2005.......SUNRISE   755 AM CST   SUNSET   521 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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