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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
136 AM CDT THU APR 7 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         68    229 PM  88    1991  54     14       71       
  MINIMUM         46   1159 PM   5    1982  29     17       38       
  AVERAGE         57                        42     15       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.75 1909   0.08  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.48  -0.47     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.54                      2.29  -0.75     2.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.10                      3.31  -0.21     3.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1909   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.2   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       9.3    4.1      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      38.3  -10.9     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        23    -15       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   68                       144    -76       99       
  SINCE MAR 1   1039                      1133    -94      912       
  SINCE JUL 1   6230                      7088   -858     6609       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  84 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
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)   55        86      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        11      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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