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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
132 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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         60    533 PM  99    1934  76    -16       83       
  MINIMUM         42    350 AM  28    1947  49     -7       60       
  AVERAGE         51                        62    -11       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.22 2004   0.12  -0.12     4.22    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.25                      3.15   1.10     7.95    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.11                      7.61   1.50    11.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.67                      8.63   2.04    12.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2004   0.0    0.0       T      
  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       14                         4     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  273                       234     39      243       
  SINCE MAR 1   1630                      1791   -161     1539       
  SINCE JUL 1   6821                      7746   -925     7236       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        30     -9       33       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        35     -9       43       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        35     -9       43       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  18 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76       104      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 30 2005...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   900 PM CDT   
MAY 31 2005...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   901 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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