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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1228 AM CST SUN FEB 6 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 5 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         57    239 PM  59    1963  28     29       23       
                                      1964                          
  MINIMUM         30   1159 PM -28    1899   7     23       19       
  AVERAGE         44                        18     26       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1911   0.01  -0.01     0.34    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.05  -0.05     0.76    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.55                      1.08  -0.53     2.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.44                      0.56  -0.12     1.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  1915   0.2   -0.2      6.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0     14.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     10.0                      15.4   -5.4     40.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     10.0                      24.1  -14.1     48.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        47    -26       44       
  MONTH TO DATE  124                       240   -116      281       
  SINCE DEC 1   2846                      3239   -393     3043       
  SINCE JUL 1   4300                      4959   -659     4687       
                                                                     
 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  66 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
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)   29        55      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -30      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  6 2005......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   545 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  7 2005......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   547 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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