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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
151 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         52    247 PM  86    1965  65    -13       55       
  MINIMUM         29    629 AM  19    1958  38     -9       37       
  AVERAGE         41                        51    -10       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.16 1920   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.33                      2.55   0.78     1.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.86                      4.36   0.50     3.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.42                      5.38   1.04     4.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.7  1950   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       24                        13     11       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  360                       555   -195      467       
  SINCE MAR 1   1331                      1544   -213     1280       
  SINCE JUL 1   6522                      7499   -977     6977       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         4      1       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         4      1       10       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         4      1       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  84 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
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)   65        92      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        17      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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