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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1233 AM CST SUN JAN 9 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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         20   1159 PM  57    2003  25     -5       23       
                                      2002                          
  MINIMUM         -2    609 AM -24    1894   2     -4        8       
  AVERAGE          9                        13     -4       16      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.36 1938   0.02  -0.02     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      0.11   0.26     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.48                      0.63  -0.15     1.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.37                      0.11   0.26     0.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.0  1938   0.3   -0.3      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.2                       1.7    6.5      0.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      8.7                       8.7    0.0     13.9     
  SINCE JUL 1      8.7                      17.4   -8.7     21.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       56                        51      5       49       
  MONTH TO DATE  446                       406     40      393       
  SINCE DEC 1   1657                      1839   -182     1609       
  SINCE JUL 1   3111                      3559   -448     3253       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  71 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING DRIZZLE                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  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)   24        56      1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2       -29      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  9 2005.......SUNRISE   759 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST   
JANUARY 10 2005.......SUNRISE   759 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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