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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1234 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 12 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         59    122 PM  63    1990  31     28       11       
  MINIMUM         19    527 AM -32    1899   9     10        0       
                                      1905                          
  AVERAGE         39                        20     19        6      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.05 1908   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.13  -0.02     0.83    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.66                      1.16  -0.50     2.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.55                      0.64  -0.09     1.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.0  1908   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.0                       2.4    0.6     15.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     13.0                      16.8   -3.8     41.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.0                      25.5  -12.5     49.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        45    -19       59       
  MONTH TO DATE  427                       564   -137      644       
  SINCE DEC 1   3149                      3563   -414     3406       
  SINCE JUL 1   4603                      5283   -680     5050       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  59 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
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)   31        59      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   10       -30      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 13 2005......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   555 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 14 2005......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   556 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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