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CDUS43 KFSD 220040
CLIFSD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
740 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2008

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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 2008...
VALID AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2008

 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         74    348 PM  98    1968  82     -8       83
                                      1959
                                      1947
  MINIMUM         65    614 AM  40    2004  58      7       62
  AVERAGE         70                        70      0       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             2.28 2002   0.10  -0.10     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    1.91                      2.04  -0.13     5.14
  SINCE JUN 1      8.38                      8.46  -0.08     9.44
  SINCE JAN 1     16.54                     17.33  -0.79    20.71

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0
  SINCE JUN 1      7                        72    -65       23
  SINCE JUL 1      2                        14    -12        0

 COOLING
  TODAY            5                         6     -1        8
  MONTH TO DATE  177                       162     15      200
  SINCE JUN 1    590                       585      5      695
  SINCE JAN 1    605                       625    -20      775
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    MM
 LOWEST     MM
 AVERAGE    MM
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THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       103      1971
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        41      1904

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2008........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT
AUGUST 22 2008........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.

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ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION FOR TODAY

        TEMPERATURE / HUMIDITY

 AT  4 AM    66     /    84%
 AT  7 AM    66     /    81%
 AT 10 AM    72     /    70%
 AT  1 PM    73     /    70%
 AT  4 PM    71     /    75%
 AT  7 PM    71     /    76%

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