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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
134 AM CDT WED SEP 28 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27 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         82    407 PM  96    1956  70     12       71       
  MINIMUM         53    526 AM  23    1900  43     10       45       
  AVERAGE         68                        57     11       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.76 1947   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.68                      2.35   2.33     5.09    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.68                      2.35   2.33     5.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.99                     20.65   5.34    29.11    
                                                                     
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                         9     -9        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                       147   -110       62       
  SINCE SEP 1     37                       147   -110       62       
  SINCE JUL 1     59                       177   -118      147       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  145                        61     84      113       
  SINCE SEP 1    145                        61     84      113       
  SINCE JAN 1    843                       740    103      514       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
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)   70        93      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        24      1976                    
                                             1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 28 2005.....SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 29 2005.....SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 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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