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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
150 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         59    547 PM  92    2001  71    -12       59       
  MINIMUM         30    431 AM  27    1997  44    -14       34       
                                      1959                          
  AVERAGE         45                        58    -13       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.36 1965   0.11  -0.11     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.03                      1.57   0.46     0.66    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.89                      6.03   0.86     3.97    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.45                      7.05   1.40     5.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1916   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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       20                         8     12       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  209                       152     57      149       
  SINCE MAR 1   1566                      1709   -143     1445       
  SINCE JUL 1   6757                      7664   -907     7142       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         8      0       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        13      0       33       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        13      0       33       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  87 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
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)   71        92      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        32      1929                    
                                             1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   847 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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