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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
124 AM CDT SUN AUG 7 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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         82    449 PM  99    1969  85     -3       77       
                                      1894                          
  MINIMUM         58    555 AM  46    1908  61     -3       57       
                                      1904                          
                                      1902                          
  AVERAGE         70                        73     -3       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.96 1928   0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.54  -0.19     1.92    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.66                      6.96   1.70     9.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.30                     15.83   4.47    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                         8     -3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        52      0       34       
  SINCE JUN 1    546                       475     71      302       
  SINCE JAN 1    572                       515     57      345       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
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)   85       100      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        46      1904                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  7 2005........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT   
AUGUST  8 2005........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 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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