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CDUS43 KFSD 160623
CLIFSD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
123 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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         78    350 PM  99    1955  74      4       67       
  MINIMUM         56    614 AM  28    1916  48      8       51       
  AVERAGE         67                        61      6       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.50 1988   0.09  -0.09     0.87    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.36                      1.36   1.00     3.45    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.36                      1.36   1.00     3.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.67                     19.66   4.01    27.47    
                                                                     
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        0                         6     -6        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        59    -50       18       
  SINCE SEP 1      9                        59    -50       18       
  SINCE JUL 1     31                        89    -58      103       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  115                        46     69       90       
  SINCE SEP 1    115                        46     69       90       
  SINCE JAN 1    813                       725     88      491       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
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)   74        96      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        28      1903                    
                                             1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 16 2005.....SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 17 2005.....SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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