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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
136 AM CDT FRI AUG 5 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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         79    453 PM 107    1934  85     -6       76       
  MINIMUM         60   1106 PM  42    1894  61     -1       58       
  AVERAGE         70                        73     -3       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.61 1944   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.36  -0.01     1.92    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.66                      6.78   1.88     9.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.30                     15.65   4.65    22.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      9                        68    -59       89       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                        10     -3       18       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         9     -4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        36      9       32       
  SINCE JUN 1    539                       459     80      300       
  SINCE JAN 1    565                       499     66      343       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  74 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
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)   85        99      1968                    
                                             1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        44      1908                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  5 2005........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 PM CDT   
AUGUST  6 2005........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 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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