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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
137 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         70    246 PM  98    1934  72     -2       71       
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  28    1915  45      4       40       
  AVERAGE         60                        59      1       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.88          1.22 1996   0.11   0.77     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.45                      1.90   1.55     1.17    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.31                      6.36   1.95     4.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.87                      7.38   2.49     6.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1968   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        5                         7     -2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  219                       174     45      174       
  SINCE MAR 1   1576                      1731   -155     1470       
  SINCE JUL 1   6767                      7686   -919     7167       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        11      0       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        16      0       33       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        16      0       33       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  58 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
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)   72        97      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   849 PM CDT   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 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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