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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
121 AM CDT MON APR 4 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         77    352 PM  80    1910  53     24       57       
  MINIMUM         30    635 AM   4    1936  28      2       32       
  AVERAGE         54                        40     14       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.06 1968   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.24  -0.24     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.53                      2.05  -0.52     2.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.09                      3.07   0.02     3.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.3  1974   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       8.7    4.7      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      37.7  -10.3     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        24    -13       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        74    -19       60       
  SINCE MAR 1   1026                      1063    -37      873       
  SINCE JUL 1   6217                      7018   -801     6570       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  92 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        83      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         5      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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