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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
136 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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         70    449 PM 104    1934  76     -6       68       
  MINIMUM         41    452 AM  30    1897  50     -9       54       
  AVERAGE         56                        63     -7       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.95 1943   0.12  -0.12     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.25                      3.27   0.98     8.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.11                      7.73   1.38    11.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.67                      8.75   1.92    13.04    
                                                                     
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        9                         4      5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  282                       238     44      247       
  SINCE MAR 1   1639                      1795   -156     1543       
  SINCE JUL 1   6830                      7750   -920     7240       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        32    -11       33       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        37    -11       43       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        37    -11       43       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  55 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
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)   76       100      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 31 2005...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   901 PM CDT   
JUNE  1 2005..........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   902 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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