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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
125 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         65    143 PM  92    1964  59      6       74       
  MINIMUM         47   1150 PM  13    1904  33     14       36       
  AVERAGE         56                        46     10       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.22 1945   0.09  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.26                      1.33   0.93     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.79                      3.14   0.65     2.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.35                      4.16   1.19     3.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1945   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.0   -3.0       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                      11.1    2.3      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      40.1  -12.7     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        19    -10       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  167                       350   -183      301       
  SINCE MAR 1   1138                      1339   -201     1114       
  SINCE JUL 1   6329                      7294   -965     6811       
                                                                     
 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     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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)   60        90      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        15      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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