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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
129 AM CDT WED AUG 31 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         85    352 PM 101    1898  80      5       82       
  MINIMUM         59    501 AM  37    1893  54      5       47       
  AVERAGE         72                        67      5       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.76 1962   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.36                      2.92  -1.56     2.76    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.67                      9.34   0.33    10.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.31                     18.21   3.10    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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        18     -4       67       
  SINCE JUN 1     23                        86    -63      156       
  SINCE JUL 1     21                        28     -7       85       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         5      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       211    -33       82       
  SINCE JUN 1    672                       634     38      350       
  SINCE JAN 1    698                       674     24      393       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
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)   80        97      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        37      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2005........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2005.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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