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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1221 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 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         31    306 AM  61    1996  35     -4       33       
  MINIMUM         19    834 PM -30    1965  14      5       29       
  AVERAGE         25                        24      1       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.37 2001   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.12                      0.39   0.73     0.83    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.67                      1.42   0.25     2.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.56                      0.90   0.66     1.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.7  2001   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.0                       4.8   -0.8     15.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.0                      19.2   -5.2     41.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      27.9  -13.9     49.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        41     -1       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  866                      1078   -212     1147       
  SINCE DEC 1   3588                      4077   -489     3909       
  SINCE JUL 1   5042                      5797   -755     5553       
                                                                     
 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 (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  71 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST                                         
 LOWEST                                         
 AVERAGE                                                         
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        63      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -14      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 25 2005......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   611 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 26 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   612 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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