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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
139 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         60    136 PM  94    1962  63     -3       64       
  MINIMUM         38   1039 PM  22    1918  36      2       41       
  AVERAGE         49                        50     -1       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.30 1893   0.10  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.31                      2.15   1.16     1.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.84                      3.96   0.88     3.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.40                      4.98   1.42     4.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1953   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.5   -3.5       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                      11.6    1.8      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      40.6  -13.2     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        15      1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  268                       499   -231      420       
  SINCE MAR 1   1239                      1488   -249     1233       
  SINCE JUL 1   6430                      7443  -1013     6930       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         0      5        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         0      5        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  61 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
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)   64        88      1987                    
                                             1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        21      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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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