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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
129 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         81    546 PM  93    1964  73      8       78       
  MINIMUM         55   1149 PM  25    1931  47      8       57       
  AVERAGE         68                        60      8       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          2.09 1893   0.11   0.10     0.51    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.66                      2.23   1.43     1.69    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.52                      6.69   1.83     5.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.08                      7.71   2.37     6.63    
                                                                     
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                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  222                       193     29      181       
  SINCE MAR 1   1579                      1750   -171     1477       
  SINCE JUL 1   6770                      7705   -935     7174       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        14      2       26       
  SINCE MAR 1     21                        19      2       36       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                        19      2       36       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
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)   73        92      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        27      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   853 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   854 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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