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CLISUX

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
120 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008

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...THE SIOUX CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1889 TO 2008

 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         82    439 PM  92    1936  73      9       72       
  MINIMUM         43    232 AM  33    1997  49     -6       42       
  AVERAGE         63                        61      2       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.34 1992   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.59                      1.86  -0.27     2.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.63                      6.61  -0.98    10.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.17                      7.82  -0.65    13.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.7                       7.7   -1.0     12.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.8                      31.4   12.4     50.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         5     -3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  156                       119     37       35       
  SINCE MAR 1   1708                      1477    231     1244       
  SINCE JUL 1   7320                      6822    498     6635       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        15    -12       48       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        26    -23       73       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        26    -23       73       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE SIOUX CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        97      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        35      2007                    
                                             1930                    
                                             1925                    
                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 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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