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CDUS43 KFSD 110741
CLIFSD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
240 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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    242 PM  90    1987  69     -8       75       
  MINIMUM         52    641 AM  25    1981  42     10       57       
  AVERAGE         57                        56      1       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.64 1920   0.11  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.47                      1.02  -0.55     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.33                      5.48  -0.15     3.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.89                      6.50   0.39     5.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             T    1966   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1946                          
  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        8                         9     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  116                       110      6       80       
  SINCE MAR 1   1473                      1667   -194     1376       
  SINCE JUL 1   6664                      7622   -958     7073       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         3      5       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                         8      5       26       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                         8      5       26       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    N  (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    N  (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HAIL                    
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
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        95      1906                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        21      1946                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 11 2005...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 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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