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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
138 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         61   1155 AM  89    2002  59      2       74       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  19    1962  32     18       45       
  AVERAGE         56                        46     10       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.71          1.09 1927   0.09   0.62     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.25                      1.24   1.01     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.78                      3.05   0.73     2.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.34                      4.07   1.27     3.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.4  1953   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.9   -2.9       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                      11.0    2.4      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      40.0  -12.6     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        19    -10        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  158                       331   -173      291       
  SINCE MAR 1   1129                      1320   -191     1104       
  SINCE JUL 1   6320                      7275   -955     6801       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   5 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  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)   59        92      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        13      1904                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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