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CDUS43 KFSD 300641
CLIFSD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
141 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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    452 PM  90    1897  69      0       70       
  MINIMUM         34    408 AM  13    1899  42     -8       43       
  AVERAGE         52                        56     -4       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.32 1962   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.76                      2.51   2.25     5.09    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.76                      2.51   2.25     5.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.07                     20.81   5.26    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       13                        10      3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                       166   -101       85       
  SINCE SEP 1     65                       166   -101       85       
  SINCE JUL 1     87                       196   -109      170       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  145                        63     82      113       
  SINCE SEP 1    145                        63     82      113       
  SINCE JAN 1    843                       742    101      514       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  99 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)   69        90      1976                    
                                             1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 30 2005.....SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   709 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  1 2005.......SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 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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