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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1231 AM CST WED FEB 23 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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         33    418 PM  70    1982  34     -1       42       
  MINIMUM         19   1159 PM -17    1989  13      6       32       
  AVERAGE         26                        23      3       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.30 1913   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      0.33   0.74     0.83    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.62                      1.36   0.26     2.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.51                      0.84   0.67     1.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.6  1999   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.2                       4.4   -1.2     15.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     13.2                      18.8   -5.6     41.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.2                      27.5  -14.3     49.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        41     -2       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  786                       996   -210     1081       
  SINCE DEC 1   3508                      3995   -487     3843       
  SINCE JUL 1   4962                      5715   -753     5487       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST                                          
 LOWEST                                          
 AVERAGE                                                          
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        70      1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -19      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 23 2005......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   608 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 24 2005......SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   610 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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