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ABUS34 KFSD 280023
PNSFSD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
718 PM CDT TUE AUG 27 2002

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...THE MITCHELL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         84    500 PM 106    1976  82      2       89       
  MINIMUM         65        MM  40    1896  56      9       52        
  AVERAGE         75                        69      6       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.67                      2.00   4.67     0.23    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.73                     15.86  -2.13    12.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.42                     17.00  -2.58    16.43    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        12      1        5       
  SINCE JUN 1     26                        69    -43       55       
  SINCE JUL 1     13                        22     -9       12       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           10                         6      4        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  198                       216    -18      263       
  SINCE JUN 1    948                       672    276      828       
  SINCE JAN 1    993                       716    277      870       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     63                                                       
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THE MITCHELL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       102      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        34      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 27 2002........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
AUGUST 28 2002........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.