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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1226 AM CST FRI JAN 14 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 13 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         18   1217 AM  60    1987  24     -6       35       
  MINIMUM         -9   1149 PM -33    1916   2    -11       13       
  AVERAGE          5                        13     -8       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.40 1897   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.21   0.19     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.51                      0.73  -0.22     1.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.40                      0.21   0.19     0.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.0  1910   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
                                      1897                          
  MONTH TO DATE    8.9                       3.2    5.7      0.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      9.4                      10.2   -0.8     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.4                      18.9   -9.5     21.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       60                        51      9       41       
  MONTH TO DATE  702                       661     41      592       
  SINCE DEC 1   1913                      2094   -181     1808       
  SINCE JUL 1   3367                      3814   -447     3452       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  77 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  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)   25        50      1901                    
                                             1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2       -31      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 14 2005.......SUNRISE   757 AM CST   SUNSET   515 PM CST   
JANUARY 15 2005.......SUNRISE   757 AM CST   SUNSET   516 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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