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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
122 AM CDT SUN JUL 24 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 23 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         99    412 PM 105    1941  86     13       71       
  MINIMUM         76    505 AM  42    1904  61     15       52       
  AVERAGE         88                        74     14       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.36 2001   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.11                      2.21  -0.10     1.35    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.83                      5.70   0.13     7.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.47                     14.57   2.90    20.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10       12       
  SINCE JUN 1      2                        68    -66       83       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        10    -10       12       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                         9     14        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  266                       202     64      174       
  SINCE JUN 1    437                       351     86      246       
  SINCE JAN 1    463                       391     72      289       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  69 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST     0          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST      0          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE     0                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       105      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        43      1904                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 24 2005..........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   858 PM CDT   
JULY 25 2005..........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   857 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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