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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
122 AM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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         81    427 PM  99    1968  85     -4       76       
                                      1934                          
  MINIMUM         52    523 AM  44    1908  61     -9       53       
  AVERAGE         67                        73     -6       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.88 1953   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.45  -0.10     1.92    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.66                      6.87   1.79     9.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.30                     15.74   4.56    22.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      9                        68    -59       89       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                        10     -3       18       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         8     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        44      3       32       
  SINCE JUN 1    541                       467     74      300       
  SINCE JAN 1    567                       507     60      343       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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)   85        99      1969                    
                                             1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        46      1908                    
                                             1904                    
                                             1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  6 2005........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT   
AUGUST  7 2005........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.                                          


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