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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
140 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         80    422 PM  83    1929  53     27       60       
  MINIMUM         42    535 AM   5    1899  28     14       21       
  AVERAGE         61                        41     20       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.02 1957   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.32  -0.32     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.53                      2.13  -0.60     2.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.09                      3.15  -0.06     3.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.4  1957   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       8.9    4.5      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      37.9  -10.5     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        24    -20       24       
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        98    -39       84       
  SINCE MAR 1   1030                      1087    -57      897       
  SINCE JUL 1   6221                      7042   -821     6594       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  70 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)   54        87      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        11      1982                    
                                             1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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