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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
122 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2 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         85    249 PM  99    1956  79      6       86       
  MINIMUM         47    509 AM  35    1893  53     -6       65       
  AVERAGE         66                        66      0       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.98 1933   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.31                     18.49   2.82    24.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2003   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2002                          
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE JUL 1     22                        35    -13       85       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         4     -3       11       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         8     -5       19       
  SINCE SEP 1      3                         8     -5       19       
  SINCE JAN 1    701                       687     14      420       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
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)   79        97      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        31      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  3 2005.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  4 2005.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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