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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
132 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         68    514 PM  86    1988  55     13       74       
  MINIMUM         33    632 AM  11    1936  29      4       31       
  AVERAGE         51                        42      9       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.45 1919   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.56  -0.55     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.54                      2.37  -0.83     2.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.10                      3.39  -0.29     3.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.3  2000   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.4   -1.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       9.5    3.9      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      38.5  -11.1     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        22     -8       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                       166    -84      111       
  SINCE MAR 1   1053                      1155   -102      924       
  SINCE JUL 1   6244                      7110   -866     6621       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
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)   55        85      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         8      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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