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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
136 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         79    444 PM  97    1934  72      7       69       
  MINIMUM         44    433 AM  27    1894  46     -2       48       
  AVERAGE         62                        59      3       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.93 1990   0.11  -0.11     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.45                      2.01   1.44     1.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.31                      6.47   1.84     4.49    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.87                      7.49   2.38     6.12    
                                                                     
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        3                         7     -4        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  222                       181     41      180       
  SINCE MAR 1   1579                      1738   -159     1476       
  SINCE JUL 1   6770                      7693   -923     7173       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        12     -1       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        17     -1       33       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        17     -1       33       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  90 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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        95      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1967                    
                                             1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 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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