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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
124 AM CDT SUN AUG 21 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         84    421 PM  99    1955  83      1       69       
  MINIMUM         56    605 AM  34    1950  58     -2       46       
  AVERAGE         70                        70      0       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.51 2002   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.22                      1.94  -0.72     1.92    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.53                      8.36   1.17     9.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.17                     17.23   3.94    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                         1     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         3      8       57       
  SINCE JUN 1     20                        71    -51      146       
  SINCE JUL 1     18                        13      5       75       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         6     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  144                       156    -12       57       
  SINCE JUN 1    638                       579     59      325       
  SINCE JAN 1    664                       619     45      368       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  99 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST     0          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST      0          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE     0                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1968                    
                                             1959                    
                                             1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        40      2004                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2005........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2005........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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