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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
148 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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         66    134 AM 100    1967  74     -8       56       
  MINIMUM         49   1134 PM  31    1901  48      1       42       
  AVERAGE         58                        61     -3       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.50          2.73 1939   0.11   0.39     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.17                      2.67   1.50     3.29    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.03                      7.13   1.90     6.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.59                      8.15   2.44     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        7                         5      2       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  232                       215     17      231       
  SINCE MAR 1   1589                      1772   -183     1527       
  SINCE JUL 1   6780                      7727   -947     7224       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        22     -1       26       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        27     -1       36       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        27     -1       36       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  27 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  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)   75        96      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        31      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 26 2005...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   856 PM CDT   
MAY 27 2005...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   857 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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