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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1239 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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         32    716 PM  53    1900  25      7       35       
  MINIMUM         10   1159 PM -31    1970   3      7        5       
  AVERAGE         21                        14      7       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.50 1917   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.37   0.03     0.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.51                      0.89  -0.38     1.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.40                      0.37   0.03     0.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.0  1917   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.0                       5.4    3.6      1.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      9.5                      12.4   -2.9     14.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.5                      21.1  -11.6     22.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        51     -7       45       
  MONTH TO DATE 1136                      1069     67      947       
  SINCE DEC 1   2347                      2502   -155     2163       
  SINCE JUL 1   3801                      4222   -421     3807       
                                                                     
 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    44   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    54   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST                                         
 LOWEST                                         
 AVERAGE                                                         
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        58      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    3       -28      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 22 2005.......SUNRISE   752 AM CST   SUNSET   525 PM CST   
JANUARY 23 2005.......SUNRISE   752 AM CST   SUNSET   527 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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