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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
133 AM CDT THU APR 28 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         57    256 PM  91    1981  64     -7       79       
  MINIMUM         30   1159 PM  21    1909  37     -7       31       
  AVERAGE         44                        51     -7       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.87 2002   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.33                      2.35   0.98     1.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.86                      4.16   0.70     3.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.42                      5.18   1.24     4.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1893   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                        14      7       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  309                       528   -219      448       
  SINCE MAR 1   1280                      1517   -237     1261       
  SINCE JUL 1   6471                      7472  -1001     6958       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         2      3        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         2      3        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         2      3        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  81 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
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        98      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        24      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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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