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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
126 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         72    354 PM  85    1988  55     17       58       
  MINIMUM         47    649 AM   8    1997  30     17       29       
  AVERAGE         60                        43     17       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.16 1999   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.64  -0.63     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.54                      2.45  -0.91     2.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.10                      3.47  -0.37     3.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  1962   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.6   -1.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       9.7    3.7      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      38.7  -11.3     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        22    -17       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   87                       188   -101      132       
  SINCE MAR 1   1058                      1177   -119      945       
  SINCE JUL 1   6249                      7132   -883     6642       
                                                                     
 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    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  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)   56        88      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        10      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2005.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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