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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
136 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         51    240 PM  96    1941  70    -19       58       
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM  29    1904  44     -8       30       
  AVERAGE         44                        57    -13       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.69 1906   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.03                      1.46   0.57     0.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.89                      5.92   0.97     3.93    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.45                      6.94   1.51     5.56    
                                                                     
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       21                         8     13       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  189                       144     45      131       
  SINCE MAR 1   1546                      1701   -155     1427       
  SINCE JUL 1   6737                      7656   -919     7124       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         7      1       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        12      1       33       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        12      1       33       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  26 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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)   71        92      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        27      1997                    
                                             1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 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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