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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
127 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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         86   1159 AM 105    1947  85      1       70       
  MINIMUM         67   1159 PM  42    1927  60      7       57       
  AVERAGE         77                        73      4       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.15 1935   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.84  -0.49     1.92    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.66                      7.26   1.40     9.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.30                     16.13   4.17    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        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE JUN 1      9                        68    -59       90       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                        10     -3       19       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         8      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   95                        76     19       49       
  SINCE JUN 1    589                       499     90      317       
  SINCE JAN 1    615                       539     76      360       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  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)   85       104      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        40      1904                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 10 2005........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT   
AUGUST 11 2005........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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