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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1223 AM CST TUE JAN 25 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 24 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         49    407 PM  66    1981  26     23       20       
  MINIMUM         20    319 AM -32    1894   3     17        3       
                                      1904                          
  AVERAGE         35                        14     21       12      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.22 1941   0.02  -0.02      T      
                                      1956                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.43  -0.03     0.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.51                      0.95  -0.44     1.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.40                      0.43  -0.03     0.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  1956   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    9.0                       6.0    3.0      1.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      9.5                      13.0   -3.5     14.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.5                      21.7  -12.2     22.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        50    -20       53       
  MONTH TO DATE 1268                      1220     48     1090       
  SINCE DEC 1   2479                      2653   -174     2306       
  SINCE JUL 1   3933                      4373   -440     3950       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  84 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
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)   26        57      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    4       -28      1904                    
                                             1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 25 2005.......SUNRISE   750 AM CST   SUNSET   529 PM CST   
JANUARY 26 2005.......SUNRISE   749 AM CST   SUNSET   531 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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