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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
127 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         77    445 PM  92    1985  60     17       87       
  MINIMUM         59    619 AM  14    1953  33     26       48       
  AVERAGE         68                        47     21       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          2.12 1995   0.09   0.05     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.40                      1.51   0.89     0.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.93                      3.32   0.61     2.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.49                      4.34   1.15     3.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.6  1978   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.2   -3.2       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                      11.3    2.1      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      40.3  -12.9     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        18    -18        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       386   -218      307       
  SINCE MAR 1   1139                      1375   -236     1120       
  SINCE JUL 1   6330                      7330  -1000     6817       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         0      3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         0      4        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         0      4        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         0      4        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  79 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  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)   61        89      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        15      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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