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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
133 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         61    549 PM  94    1934  69     -8       89       
  MINIMUM         54    818 AM  25    1966  42     12       61       
  AVERAGE         58                        55      3       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.94 1979   0.11  -0.11     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      0.91  -0.45     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.32                      5.37  -0.05     3.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.88                      6.39   0.49     5.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1945   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        7                        10     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  108                       101      7       80       
  SINCE MAR 1   1465                      1658   -193     1376       
  SINCE JUL 1   6656                      7613   -957     7073       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         2      6       15       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                         7      6       25       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                         7      6       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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)   69        90      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        25      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT   
MAY 11 2005...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 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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