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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1243 AM CST THU FEB 24 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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         38    342 PM  70    1958  34      4       34       
  MINIMUM         12    718 AM -19    1965  13     -1       31       
  AVERAGE         25                        24      1       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          0.82 2000   0.03   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.12                      0.36   0.76     0.83    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.67                      1.39   0.28     2.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.56                      0.87   0.69     1.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.8           4.0  1909   0.2    0.6      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.0                       4.6   -0.6     15.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.0                      19.0   -5.0     41.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      27.7  -13.7     49.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        41     -1       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  826                      1037   -211     1113       
  SINCE DEC 1   3548                      4036   -488     3875       
  SINCE JUL 1   5002                      5756   -754     5519       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  68 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST                                         
 LOWEST                                         
 AVERAGE                                                         
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        61      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -30      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 24 2005......SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   610 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 25 2005......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   611 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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