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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
141 AM CDT WED SEP 14 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 13 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         69    209 PM  96    1939  75     -6       87       
  MINIMUM         50   1148 PM  32    1902  49      1       67       
                                      1899                          
  AVERAGE         60                        62     -2       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.42 1938   0.09  -0.09     1.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.36                      1.18   1.18     2.10    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.36                      1.18   1.18     2.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.67                     19.48   4.19    26.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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        5                         5      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        48    -43       12       
  SINCE SEP 1      5                        48    -43       12       
  SINCE JUL 1     27                        78    -51       97       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  113                        42     71       88       
  SINCE SEP 1    113                        42     71       88       
  SINCE JAN 1    811                       721     90      489       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  43 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  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)   75        97      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        33      1949                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 14 2005.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 15 2005.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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