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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1231 AM CST SUN JAN 30 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 29 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         35    247 PM  62    1931  27      8       -5       
  MINIMUM         29   1159 PM -29    1966   4     25      -11       
  AVERAGE         32                        15     17       -8      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.90 1922   0.01  -0.01     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      0.49  -0.08     0.35    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.52                      1.01  -0.49     1.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.41                      0.49  -0.08     0.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1922   0.2   -0.2      0.7     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.1                       7.0    2.1      8.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      9.6                      14.0   -4.4     21.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.6                      22.7  -13.1     29.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        49    -16       73       
  MONTH TO DATE 1445                      1468    -23     1412       
  SINCE DEC 1   2656                      2901   -245     2628       
  SINCE JUL 1   4110                      4621   -511     4272       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     75           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        58      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -27      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 30 2005.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   536 PM CST   
JANUARY 31 2005.......SUNRISE   744 AM CST   SUNSET   537 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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