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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
124 AM CDT WED AUG 24 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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    359 PM 100    1971  82     -7       82       
  MINIMUM         56    639 AM  42    1927  57     -1       59       
  AVERAGE         66                        69     -3       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.28 1906   0.10  -0.10     0.75    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.22                      2.24  -1.02     2.67    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.53                      8.66   0.87    10.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.17                     17.53   3.64    23.11    
                                                                     
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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                         6      8       62       
  SINCE JUN 1     23                        74    -51      151       
  SINCE JUL 1     21                        16      5       80       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         6     -5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       174    -27       71       
  SINCE JUN 1    641                       597     44      339       
  SINCE JAN 1    667                       637     30      382       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  69 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
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       109      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        39      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2005........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
AUGUST 25 2005........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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