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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
123 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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    352 PM  93    1980  62     -2       62       
  MINIMUM         50   1106 PM  17    1927  35     15       38       
  AVERAGE         55                        48      7       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.85          1.13 1952   0.09   0.76     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.30                      1.78   1.52     0.74    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.83                      3.59   1.24     2.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.39                      4.61   1.78     4.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.6  1988   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.5   -3.5       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                      11.6    1.8      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      40.6  -13.2     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        17     -7       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  187                       437   -250      352       
  SINCE MAR 1   1158                      1426   -268     1165       
  SINCE JUL 1   6349                      7381  -1032     6862       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         0      5        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         0      5        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  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)   62        93      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        23      1956                    
                                             1927                    
                                             1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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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