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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
121 AM CDT MON APR 25 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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    517 PM  89    1906  63     -2       58       
  MINIMUM         27    525 AM  20    1967  36     -9       31       
  AVERAGE         44                        49     -5       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.64 1953   0.09  -0.09     0.54    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.30                      2.05   1.25     1.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.83                      3.86   0.97     3.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.39                      4.88   1.51     4.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1937   T      0.0      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       21                        15      6       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  252                       484   -232      408       
  SINCE MAR 1   1223                      1473   -250     1221       
  SINCE JUL 1   6414                      7428  -1014     6918       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  96 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST     0          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST      0          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE     0                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        94      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        22      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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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