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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1237 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 7 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         19    357 PM  65    1987  29    -10       11       
  MINIMUM          7    856 AM -30    1895   7      0       -7       
  AVERAGE         13                        18     -5        2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.22 1927   0.01  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.07  -0.07     0.79    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.55                      1.10  -0.55     2.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.44                      0.58  -0.14     1.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1936   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.4   -1.4     15.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     10.0                      15.8   -5.8     40.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     10.0                      24.5  -14.5     48.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       52                        47      5       63       
  MONTH TO DATE  219                       334   -115      399       
  SINCE DEC 1   2941                      3333   -392     3161       
  SINCE JUL 1   4395                      5053   -658     4805       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  82 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
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        58      2002                    
                                             1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    8       -38      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  8 2005......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   548 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  9 2005......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   550 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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