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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
123 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 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         80    407 PM 104    1947  85     -5       69       
  MINIMUM         60    555 AM  40    1904  60      0       50       
  AVERAGE         70                        72     -2       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.47 1911   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.94  -0.59     1.92    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.66                      7.36   1.30     9.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.30                     16.23   4.07    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        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        6       
  SINCE JUN 1      9                        68    -59       95       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                        10     -3       24       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         8     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  100                        84     16       49       
  SINCE JUN 1    594                       507     87      317       
  SINCE JAN 1    620                       547     73      360       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  55 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
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)   84        99      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        35      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 11 2005........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
AUGUST 12 2005........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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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