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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
140 AM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         81    349 PM  92    1916  68     13       66       
  MINIMUM         58   1015 PM  26    1991  41     17       46       
  AVERAGE         70                        55     15       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.30          1.87 1993   0.10   0.20      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.70  -0.26     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.30                      5.16   0.14     3.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.86                      6.18   0.68     5.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1938   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        0                        10    -10        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  101                        81     20       78       
  SINCE MAR 1   1458                      1638   -180     1374       
  SINCE JUL 1   6649                      7593   -944     7071       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         0      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     10                         5      5       15       
  SINCE JAN 1     10                         5      5       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  52 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
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)   68        96      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        26      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 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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