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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1223 AM CST THU FEB 3 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2 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         45    411 PM  56    1924  28     17       12       
                                      1991                          
  MINIMUM         25    727 AM -37    1905   6     19       -4       
  AVERAGE         35                        17     18        4      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.03 1919   0.01  -0.01     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.02  -0.02     0.23    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.55                      1.05  -0.50     1.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.44                      0.53  -0.09     0.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1893   0.2   -0.2      1.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      6.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     10.0                      14.8   -4.8     31.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     10.0                      23.5  -13.5     39.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        48    -18       61       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        97    -39      114       
  SINCE DEC 1   2780                      3096   -316     2876       
  SINCE JUL 1   4234                      4816   -582     4520       
                                                                     
 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     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  83 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
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)   28        57      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -35      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  3 2005......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   541 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  4 2005......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   543 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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