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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
122 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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         76    343 PM  97    1995  84     -8       67       
                                      1971                          
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  44    1964  60     -1       47       
  AVERAGE         68                        72     -4       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.08 1905   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      1.14  -0.46     1.92    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.99                      7.56   1.43     9.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.63                     16.43   4.20    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        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       21       
  SINCE JUN 1      9                        68    -59      110       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                        10     -3       39       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         8     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  110                       100     10       49       
  SINCE JUN 1    604                       523     81      317       
  SINCE JAN 1    630                       563     67      360       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  41 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
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       101      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        37      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 13 2005........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
AUGUST 14 2005........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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