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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1230 AM CST FRI FEB 4 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 3 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         58R   232 PM  57    1962  28     30        5       
  MINIMUM         24    540 AM -35    1917   6     18      -14       
  AVERAGE         41                        17     24       -4      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.66 1997   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.03  -0.03     0.23    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.55                      1.06  -0.51     1.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.44                      0.54  -0.10     0.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.4  1997   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      6.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     10.0                      15.0   -5.0     31.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     10.0                      23.7  -13.7     39.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        48    -24       69       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                       145    -63      183       
  SINCE DEC 1   2804                      3144   -340     2945       
  SINCE JUL 1   4258                      4864   -606     4589       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
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      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -29      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  4 2005......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   543 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  5 2005......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   544 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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