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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
137 AM CDT TUE AUG 6 2002

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         78    438 PM  99    1934  85     -7       94       
                                      1968                          
  MINIMUM         70    724 AM  44    1908  61      9       76       
  AVERAGE         74                        73      1               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.19          1.88 1953   0.09   1.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.43                      0.45   1.98     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.32                     14.72  -2.40    18.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.76                     15.74  -2.98    20.77    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     31                        68    -37       50       
  SINCE JUL 1      4                        10     -6        7       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         8      1       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        44     -6       78       
  SINCE JUN 1    688                       467    221      586       
  SINCE JAN 1    740                       507    233      629       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  30 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     79                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        99      1894                    
                                             1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        46      1902                    
                                             1904                    
                                             1908                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  6 2002........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT   
AUGUST  7 2002........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.