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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
142 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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    352 PM  96    1939  74      6       53       
  MINIMUM         59    550 AM  27    1897  48     11       45       
  AVERAGE         70                        61      9       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.35 1908   0.11  -0.10     0.52    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.67                      2.56   1.11     3.29    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.53                      7.02   1.51     6.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.09                      8.04   2.05     8.23    
                                                                     
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                         5     -5       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  225                       210     15      215       
  SINCE MAR 1   1582                      1767   -185     1511       
  SINCE JUL 1   6773                      7722   -949     7208       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        20      1       26       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        25      1       36       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        25      1       36       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  62 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
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       100      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        31      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 25 2005...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   855 PM CDT   
MAY 26 2005...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   856 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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