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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
154 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         53    354 PM  95    1906  69    -16       83       
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  21    1946  43      4       61       
  AVERAGE         50                        56     -6       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.53          1.68 1920   0.11   0.42     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      1.13  -0.13     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.86                      5.59   0.27     3.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.42                      6.61   0.81     5.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1968   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1966                          
  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       15                         9      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                       119     12       80       
  SINCE MAR 1   1488                      1676   -188     1376       
  SINCE JUL 1   6679                      7631   -952     7073       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         4      4       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                         9      4       33       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                         9      4       33       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
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)   70        93      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        20      1946                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 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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