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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
122 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         76    434 PM  94    1909  67      9       90       
  MINIMUM         48   1145 PM  23    1968  40      8       50       
                                      1954                          
                                      1944                          
  AVERAGE         62                        54      8       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.68 1942   0.10   0.04     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.50  -0.36     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.00                      4.96   0.04     3.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.56                      5.98   0.58     5.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1944   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        3                        11     -8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   96                        60     36       66       
  SINCE MAR 1   1453                      1617   -164     1362       
  SINCE JUL 1   6644                      7572   -928     7059       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         5      0       15       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         5      0       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  72 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
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)   67        89      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        25      1976                    
                                             1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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