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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
137 AM CDT WED APR 27 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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         56    219 PM  88    1987  64     -8       59       
                                      1901                          
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM  21    1931  37     -3       35       
  AVERAGE         45                        50     -5       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.56 1964   0.10  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.33                      2.25   1.08     1.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.86                      4.06   0.80     3.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.42                      5.08   1.34     4.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.9  1988   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       20                        15      5       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  288                       514   -226      438       
  SINCE MAR 1   1259                      1503   -244     1251       
  SINCE JUL 1   6450                      7458  -1008     6948       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         1      4        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         1      4        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         1      4        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  53 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
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)   64        91      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        21      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 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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