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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1236 AM CST THU JAN 27 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26 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         37   1255 AM  63    2002  26     11       18       
  MINIMUM         14    953 PM -27    1897   4     10       -8       
  AVERAGE         26                        15     11        5      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.60 1917   0.01  -0.01     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.46  -0.06     0.32    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.51                      0.98  -0.47     1.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.40                      0.46  -0.06     0.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.5  1979   0.2   -0.2      1.8     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.0                       6.4    2.6      7.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      9.5                      13.4   -3.9     20.9     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.5                      22.1  -12.6     28.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        50    -11       60       
  MONTH TO DATE 1334                      1320     14     1197       
  SINCE DEC 1   2545                      2753   -208     2413       
  SINCE JUL 1   3999                      4473   -474     4057       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  61 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
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        54      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    4       -26      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 27 2005.......SUNRISE   748 AM CST   SUNSET   532 PM CST   
JANUARY 28 2005.......SUNRISE   747 AM CST   SUNSET   533 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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