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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1255 AM CST WED FEB 16 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15 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         36    206 PM  63    1921  32      4       12       
  MINIMUM         25   1159 PM -21    1909  10     15      -12       
  AVERAGE         31                        21     10        0      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.52 1938   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      0.19   0.82     0.83    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.56                      1.22   0.34     2.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.45                      0.70   0.75     1.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1938   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.0                       3.0    0.0     15.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     13.0                      17.4   -4.4     41.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.0                      26.1  -13.1     49.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        44    -10       65       
  MONTH TO DATE  513                       698   -185      818       
  SINCE DEC 1   3235                      3697   -462     3580       
  SINCE JUL 1   4689                      5417   -728     5224       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  62 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
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)   32        64      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -30      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 16 2005......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   559 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   600 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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