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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
146 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         79    433 PM  87    1991  54     25       75       
  MINIMUM         49    618 AM  11    1982  29     20       45       
                                      1926                          
  AVERAGE         64                        41     23       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.13 1999   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.40  -0.40     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.53                      2.21  -0.68     2.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.09                      3.23  -0.14     3.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1938   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       9.1    4.3      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      38.1  -10.7     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                        23    -22        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   60                       121    -61       89       
  SINCE MAR 1   1031                      1110    -79      902       
  SINCE JUL 1   6222                      7065   -843     6599       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  61 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  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)   54        88      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         5      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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