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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1237 AM CST WED JAN 26 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 25 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         53    253 PM  57    1944  26     27       20       
  MINIMUM         23    520 AM -28    1904   4     19       16       
                                      1905                          
  AVERAGE         38                        15     23       18      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.40 1902   0.02  -0.02     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.45  -0.05     0.24    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.51                      0.97  -0.46     1.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.40                      0.45  -0.05     0.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.5  1996   0.2   -0.2      4.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.0                       6.2    2.8      5.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      9.5                      13.2   -3.7     19.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.5                      21.9  -12.4     26.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        50    -23       47       
  MONTH TO DATE 1295                      1270     25     1137       
  SINCE DEC 1   2506                      2703   -197     2353       
  SINCE JUL 1   3960                      4423   -463     3997       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  78 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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)   26        63      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    4       -27      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 26 2005.......SUNRISE   749 AM CST   SUNSET   531 PM CST   
JANUARY 27 2005.......SUNRISE   748 AM CST   SUNSET   532 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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