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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1226 AM CST WED JAN 19 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 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         40    750 PM  52    1919  25     15       13       
                                      1944                          
  MINIMUM         12   1202 AM -28    1970   2     10       -3       
  AVERAGE         26                        14     12        5      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.31 1922   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.31   0.09     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.51                      0.83  -0.32     1.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.40                      0.31   0.09     0.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1922   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.0                       4.7    4.3      0.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      9.5                      11.7   -2.2     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.5                      20.4  -10.9     21.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        51    -12       60       
  MONTH TO DATE 1023                       916    107      798       
  SINCE DEC 1   2234                      2349   -115     2014       
  SINCE JUL 1   3688                      4069   -381     3658       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  54 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST                                          
 LOWEST                                          
 AVERAGE                                                         
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        55      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    3       -36      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 19 2005.......SUNRISE   755 AM CST   SUNSET   521 PM CST   
JANUARY 20 2005.......SUNRISE   754 AM CST   SUNSET   523 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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