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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
125 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         78    337 PM  96    1934  68     10       82       
  MINIMUM         57    346 AM  26    1980  42     15       43       
  AVERAGE         68                        55     13       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.26 1965   0.10  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      0.80  -0.34     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.32                      5.26   0.06     3.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.88                      6.28   0.60     5.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2003   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2002                          
                                      2001                          
  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        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  101                        91     10       80       
  SINCE MAR 1   1458                      1648   -190     1376       
  SINCE JUL 1   6649                      7603   -954     7073       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         1      7        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                         6      7       15       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                         6      7       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  66 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST     0          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST      0          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE     0                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        94      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        25      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 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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