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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
147 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         48    643 PM  93    1907  70    -22       73       
  MINIMUM         43    818 AM  20    1946  43      0       42       
  AVERAGE         46                        56    -10       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.03          1.96 1935   0.11   0.92     0.43    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.03                      1.24   0.79     0.52    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.89                      5.70   1.19     3.83    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.45                      6.72   1.73     5.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1943   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       19                         9     10        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  150                       128     22       87       
  SINCE MAR 1   1507                      1685   -178     1383       
  SINCE JUL 1   6698                      7640   -942     7080       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         5      3       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        10      3       33       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        10      3       33       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST                                      
 LOWEST                                        
 AVERAGE                                                         
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 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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