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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
140 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         80    518 PM  94    1950  74      6       54       
  MINIMUM         46    526 AM  33    1893  47     -1       46       
  AVERAGE         63                        60      3       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.96 1936   0.11  -0.11     0.84    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.66                      2.45   1.21     2.77    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.52                      6.91   1.61     6.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.08                      7.93   2.15     7.71    
                                                                     
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        2                         6     -4       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  225                       205     20      199       
  SINCE MAR 1   1582                      1762   -180     1495       
  SINCE JUL 1   6773                      7717   -944     7192       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        18     -2       26       
  SINCE MAR 1     21                        23     -2       36       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                        23     -2       36       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
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)   74        96      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        27      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   854 PM CDT   
MAY 25 2005...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   855 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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