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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
137 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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         61    432 PM  92    1969  75    -14       74       
                                      1913                          
                                      1895                          
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  29    1907  49     -2       47       
  AVERAGE         54                        62     -8       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.93 1929   0.12  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.25                      2.91   1.34     3.64    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.11                      7.37   1.74     6.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.67                      8.39   2.28     8.58    
                                                                     
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       11                         5      6        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  251                       225     26      241       
  SINCE MAR 1   1608                      1782   -174     1537       
  SINCE JUL 1   6799                      7737   -938     7234       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        26     -5       26       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        31     -5       36       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        31     -5       36       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  66 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
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)   75        98      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 28 2005...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   858 PM CDT   
MAY 29 2005...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   859 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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