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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
128 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         52    416 PM  88    1955  66    -14       54       
  MINIMUM         29    413 AM  22    1908  39    -10       31       
  AVERAGE         41                        53    -12       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.05 1902   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.20  -0.20     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.86                      4.66   0.20     3.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.42                      5.68   0.74     5.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1954   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         T      0.0       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       24                        12     12       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        25     25       43       
  SINCE MAR 1   1407                      1582   -175     1339       
  SINCE JUL 1   6598                      7537   -939     7036       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         5      0       10       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         5      0       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  85 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
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)   66        92      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        18      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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