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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1230 AM CST THU JAN 20 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 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         39   1226 AM  55    1900  25     14       16       
  MINIMUM         26    601 PM -36    1970   3     23        0       
  AVERAGE         33                        14     19        8      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.04 1988   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.33   0.07     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.51                      0.85  -0.34     1.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.40                      0.33   0.07     0.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.4  1988   0.3   -0.3      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.0                       5.0    4.0      0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      9.5                      12.0   -2.5     14.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.5                      20.7  -11.2     21.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        51    -19       57       
  MONTH TO DATE 1055                       967     88      855       
  SINCE DEC 1   2266                      2400   -134     2071       
  SINCE JUL 1   3720                      4120   -400     3715       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST                                       
 LOWEST                                          
 AVERAGE                                                        
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        57      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    3       -24      1954                    
                                             1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 20 2005.......SUNRISE   754 AM CST   SUNSET   523 PM CST   
JANUARY 21 2005.......SUNRISE   753 AM CST   SUNSET   524 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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