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CDUS43 KFSD 180646
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
143 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         78    357 PM  97    1934  71      7       63       
  MINIMUM         58    714 AM  27    1930  45     13       45       
  AVERAGE         68                        58     10       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          1.63 2000   0.11   0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.57                      1.79   0.78     1.17    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.43                      6.25   1.18     4.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.99                      7.27   1.72     6.11    
                                                                     
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        0                         7     -7       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  214                       167     47      165       
  SINCE MAR 1   1571                      1724   -153     1461       
  SINCE JUL 1   6762                      7679   -917     7158       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        10      1       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        15      1       33       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        15      1       33       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  34 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  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)   72        98      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   848 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   849 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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