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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
138 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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    103 PM 100    1934  76     -6       70       
  MINIMUM         57    200 AM  30    1897  50      7       53       
  AVERAGE         64                        63      1       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.97R         0.86 1996   0.12   0.85      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.22                      3.39   1.83     8.10    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.08                      7.85   2.23    11.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.64                      8.87   2.77    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        1                         4     -3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  283                       242     41      250       
  SINCE MAR 1   1640                      1799   -159     1546       
  SINCE JUL 1   6831                      7754   -923     7243       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        35    -14       33       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        40    -14       43       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        40    -14       43       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  23 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  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)   77        94      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE  1 2005..........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   902 PM CDT   
JUNE  2 2005..........SUNRISE   548 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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