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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
131 AM CDT MON APR 11 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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         65   1222 AM  83    1977  56      9       44       
                                      1930                          
                                      1910                          
  MINIMUM         49    810 AM  18    1989  30     19       22       
  AVERAGE         57                        43     14       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.25          1.72 1929   0.08   1.17      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.26                      0.80   0.46     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.79                      2.61   0.18     2.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.35                      3.63   0.72     3.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            10.0  1929   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.0   -2.0       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                      10.1    3.3      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      39.1  -11.7     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        21    -13       32       
  MONTH TO DATE   95                       231   -136      193       
  SINCE MAR 1   1066                      1220   -154     1006       
  SINCE JUL 1   6257                      7175   -918     6703       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         0      1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  10 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        88      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        11      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 11 2005.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
APRIL 12 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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