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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
129 AM CDT TUE AUG 30 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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    343 PM  99    1970  80      4       79       
  MINIMUM         52    551 AM  34    1893  55     -3       49       
  AVERAGE         68                        67      1       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.91 1942   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.36                      2.83  -1.47     2.76    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.67                      9.25   0.42    10.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.31                     18.12   3.19    23.20    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        16     -2       67       
  SINCE JUN 1     23                        84    -61      156       
  SINCE JUL 1     21                        26     -5       85       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         5     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  171                       206    -35       82       
  SINCE JUN 1    665                       629     36      350       
  SINCE JAN 1    691                       669     22      393       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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)   80       101      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        37      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2005........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
AUGUST 31 2005........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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