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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
138 AM CDT SUN JUL 31 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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         84    323 PM 101    1987  86     -2       77       
                                      1955                          
  MINIMUM         70    620 AM  38    1971  61      9       58       
  AVERAGE         77                        73      4       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 1938   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.59                      2.84   1.75     1.37    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.31                      6.33   1.98     7.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.95                     15.20   4.75    20.41    
                                                                     
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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        10     -3       18       
  SINCE JUN 1      9                        68    -59       89       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                        10     -3       18       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         9      3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  311                       265     46      189       
  SINCE JUN 1    482                       414     68      261       
  SINCE JAN 1    508                       454     54      304       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  48 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
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)   86       107      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        45      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 31 2005..........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT   
AUGUST  1 2005........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   849 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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