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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1226 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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         38    149 PM  63    1896  35      3       32       
  MINIMUM         15    526 AM -14    1965  14      1       28       
  AVERAGE         27                        25      2       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.40 1944   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.12                      0.42   0.70     0.83    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.67                      1.45   0.22     2.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.56                      0.93   0.63     1.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.4  1950   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.0                       5.0   -1.0     15.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.0                      19.4   -5.4     41.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      28.1  -14.1     49.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        40     -2       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  904                      1118   -214     1182       
  SINCE DEC 1   3626                      4117   -491     3944       
  SINCE JUL 1   5080                      5837   -757     5588       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
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)   36        66      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -23      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 26 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 27 2005......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   613 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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