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CDUS43 KFSD 180645
CLIFSD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
145 AM CDT THU AUG 18 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         75    248 PM 101    1947  83     -8       78       
  MINIMUM         65    628 AM  44    1943  59      6       55       
                                      1898                          
  AVERAGE         70                        71     -1       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.16 1975   0.10   0.04      T      
                                      1902                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      1.64  -0.82     1.92    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.13                      8.06   1.07     9.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.77                     16.93   3.84    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        5                         7     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  123                       136    -13       57       
  SINCE JUN 1    617                       559     58      325       
  SINCE JAN 1    643                       599     44      368       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  27 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  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)   83       101      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        44      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2005........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2005........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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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