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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1254 AM CST MON JAN 10 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 9 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         30   1048 AM  56    1958  24      6       27       
  MINIMUM          6   1131 PM -29    1974   2      4        2       
  AVERAGE         18                        13      5       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.37 1983   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      0.13   0.24     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.48                      0.65  -0.17     1.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.37                      0.13   0.24     0.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.1  1963   0.3   -0.3      0.1     
                                      1983                          
  MONTH TO DATE    8.2                       2.0    6.2      0.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      8.7                       9.0   -0.3     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      8.7                      17.7   -9.0     21.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        51     -4       50       
  MONTH TO DATE  493                       457     36      443       
  SINCE DEC 1   1704                      1890   -186     1659       
  SINCE JUL 1   3158                      3610   -452     3303       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  40 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
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      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2       -26      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 10 2005.......SUNRISE   759 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
JANUARY 11 2005.......SUNRISE   759 AM CST   SUNSET   512 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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