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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
123 AM CDT TUE AUG 23 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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         74    414 PM 103    1971  82     -8       86       
  MINIMUM         50    519 AM  41    1904  57     -7       60       
  AVERAGE         62                        70     -8       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.38 1957   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.22                      2.14  -0.92     1.92    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.53                      8.56   0.97     9.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.17                     17.43   3.74    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        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                         5      9       62       
  SINCE JUN 1     23                        73    -50      151       
  SINCE JUL 1     21                        15      6       80       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  146                       168    -22       65       
  SINCE JUN 1    640                       591     49      333       
  SINCE JAN 1    666                       631     35      376       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  90 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)   82       100      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        42      1927                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 23 2005........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
AUGUST 24 2005........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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