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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
141 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         60    255 AM  88    1985  57      3       39       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  11    1940  31     10       23       
  AVERAGE         51                        44      7       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.67 1984   0.08  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      0.88   0.45     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.86                      2.69   0.17     2.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.42                      3.71   0.71     3.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.9  1995   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.2   -2.2       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                      10.3    3.1      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      39.3  -11.9     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        21     -7       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  109                       252   -143      227       
  SINCE MAR 1   1080                      1241   -161     1040       
  SINCE JUL 1   6271                      7196   -925     6737       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         0      1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   8 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
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)   57        85      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        14      1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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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