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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1238 AM CST FRI FEB 11 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 10 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         43    500 PM  56    1977  30     13       35       
  MINIMUM          0    654 AM -35    1893   8     -8       -3       
  AVERAGE         22                        19      3       16      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.48 1944   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.10   0.01     0.83    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.66                      1.13  -0.47     2.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.55                      0.61  -0.06     1.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.4  1959   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.0                       2.0    1.0     15.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     13.0                      16.4   -3.4     41.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.0                      25.1  -12.1     49.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        46     -3       49       
  MONTH TO DATE  374                       473    -99      543       
  SINCE DEC 1   3096                      3472   -376     3305       
  SINCE JUL 1   4550                      5192   -642     4949       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  88 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)   30        61      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    9       -40      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 11 2005......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   552 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 12 2005......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   554 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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