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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
128 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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         71    540 PM  98    1934  75     -4       81       
  MINIMUM         43    413 AM  30    1965  49     -6       45       
  AVERAGE         57                        62     -5       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.83 1970   0.12  -0.12     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.25                      3.03   1.22     3.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.11                      7.49   1.62     7.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.67                      8.51   2.16     8.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1947   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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        8                         5      3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  259                       230     29      243       
  SINCE MAR 1   1616                      1787   -171     1539       
  SINCE JUL 1   6807                      7742   -935     7236       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        28     -7       26       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        33     -7       36       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        33     -7       36       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  86 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        99      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 29 2005...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   859 PM CDT   
MAY 30 2005...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   900 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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