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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
744 PM CDT TUE SEP 20 2005

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT SIOUX CITY IOWA...

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT THE SIOUX GATEWAY AIRPORT
IN SIOUX CITY IOWA WAS 94 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF 93 DEGREES SET IN 1940.

THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE IN SIOUX CITY IS EXPECTED TO WARM TO NEAR
RECORD LEVELS AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RECORD HIGH FOR
TOMORROWS DATE IS 95 DEGREES SET IN 1936 AND 1937.

NOTE:  THE TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT TEMPERATURE TAKEN BY THE
AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM (ASOS) AT THE SIOUX CITY AIRPORT
IS READING TOO HIGH.  MAINTENANCE ON THE SYSTEM WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY
MORNING. BACKUP SOURCES WILL BE USED TO OBTAIN TEMPERATURE
INFORMATION UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE.