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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
121 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         71    344 PM  91    1952  67      4       68       
                                      1949                          
  MINIMUM         26    536 AM  17    1967  40    -14       47       
  AVERAGE         49                        53     -4       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.92 1893   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.40  -0.40     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.86                      4.86   0.00     3.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.42                      5.88   0.54     5.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1944   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1917                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         T      0.0       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                        12      4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   93                        49     44       66       
  SINCE MAR 1   1450                      1606   -156     1362       
  SINCE JUL 1   6641                      7561   -920     7059       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         5      0       10       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         5      0       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  78 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
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)   67        94      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        23      1968                    
                                             1954                    
                                             1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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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