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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
138 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         73    350 PM  92    1934  71      2       71       
  MINIMUM         47    513 AM  32    1929  45      2       49       
                                      1899                          
  AVERAGE         60                        58      2       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.35          1.85 1991   0.11   0.24     0.51    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.38                      1.68   0.70     1.17    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.24                      6.14   1.10     4.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.80                      7.16   1.64     6.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1916   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        5                         8     -3        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  214                       160     54      154       
  SINCE MAR 1   1571                      1717   -146     1450       
  SINCE JUL 1   6762                      7672   -910     7147       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         9     -1       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        14     -1       33       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        14     -1       33       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  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)   71        97      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        27      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   847 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   848 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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