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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
126 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         49    340 PM  92    1992  65    -16       61       
  MINIMUM         28    310 AM  17    1903  38    -10       37       
  AVERAGE         39                        52    -13       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.87 1937   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.33                      2.65   0.68     1.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.86                      4.46   0.40     3.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.42                      5.48   0.94     4.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T   R         T    1975   T      0.0      0.0     
                                      1956                          
                                      1950                          
  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       26                        13     13       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  386                       568   -182      483       
  SINCE MAR 1   1357                      1557   -200     1296       
  SINCE JUL 1   6548                      7512   -964     6993       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         5      0       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         5      0       10       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         5      0       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  33 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
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)   65        94      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        21      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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