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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1224 AM CST SUN APR 3 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         64    250 PM  81    1981  52     12       65       
  MINIMUM         24    617 AM   6    1899  27     -3       25       
  AVERAGE         44                        40      4       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1988   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.53                      1.97  -0.44     2.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.09                      2.99   0.10     3.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1899   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       8.5    4.9      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      37.5  -10.1     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        25     -4       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        50     -6       40       
  SINCE MAR 1   1015                      1039    -24      853       
  SINCE JUL 1   6206                      6994   -788     6550       
                                                                     
 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     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  82 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST     0          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST      0          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE     0                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        80      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         4      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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