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CDUS43 KFSD 170641
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
139 AM CDT WED AUG 17 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         83    417 PM 101    1988  84     -1       84       
  MINIMUM         61    531 AM  48    1970  59      2       58       
  AVERAGE         72                        71      1       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.25 1910   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      1.54  -0.86     1.92    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.99                      7.96   1.03     9.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.63                     16.83   3.80    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   11                         0     11       39       
  SINCE JUN 1     20                        68    -48      128       
  SINCE JUL 1     18                        10      8       57       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         7      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  118                       129    -11       55       
  SINCE JUN 1    612                       552     60      323       
  SINCE JAN 1    638                       592     46      366       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  86 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)   83       101      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        44      1943                    
                                             1898                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2005........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
AUGUST 18 2005........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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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