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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
143 AM CDT WED APR 13 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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         50    217 PM  85    1908  57     -7       49       
  MINIMUM         40    419 AM  14    1957  31      9       24       
  AVERAGE         45                        44      1       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          1.52 1960   0.09   0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.54                      0.97   0.57     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.07                      2.78   0.29     2.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.63                      3.80   0.83     3.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1983   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.4   -2.4       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                      10.5    2.9      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      39.5  -12.1     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        20      0       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  129                       272   -143      255       
  SINCE MAR 1   1100                      1261   -161     1068       
  SINCE JUL 1   6291                      7216   -925     6765       
                                                                     
 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    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  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)   58        87      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        11      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 13 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
APRIL 14 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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