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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1240 AM CST SAT APR 2 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         55    334 PM  86    1963  52      3       59       
  MINIMUM         29    628 AM   5    1899  27      2       30       
  AVERAGE         42                        39      3       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1967   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.53                      1.89  -0.36     2.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.09                      2.91   0.18     3.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.4  1960   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       8.3    5.1      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      37.3   -9.9     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        25     -2       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        25     -2       20       
  SINCE MAR 1    994                      1014    -20      833       
  SINCE JUL 1   6185                      6969   -784     6530       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 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     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST                                          
 LOWEST                                         
 AVERAGE                                                           
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        81      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         6      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   606 AM CST   SUNSET   655 PM CST   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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