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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1244 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 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         38    313 PM  57    1911  27     11       12       
  MINIMUM         29    708 AM -27    1918   5     24       -4       
  AVERAGE         34                        16     18        4      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.65 1922   0.01  -0.01     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.51  -0.07     0.52    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.55                      1.03  -0.48     1.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.44                      0.51  -0.07     0.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1917   0.2   -0.2      2.3     
                                      1922                          
  MONTH TO DATE    9.5                       7.4    2.1     12.3     
  SINCE DEC 1     10.0                      14.4   -4.4     25.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     10.0                      23.1  -13.1     33.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        49    -18       61       
  MONTH TO DATE 1511                      1566    -55     1546       
  SINCE DEC 1   2722                      2999   -277     2762       
  SINCE JUL 1   4176                      4719   -543     4406       
                                                                     
 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     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST                                         
 LOWEST                                          
 AVERAGE                                                          
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        54      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -32      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  1 2005......SUNRISE   743 AM CST   SUNSET   539 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  2 2005......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   540 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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