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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
140 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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         79    423 PM  90    1976  69     10       77       
                                      1952                          
  MINIMUM         50    702 AM  20    1895  42      8       54       
  AVERAGE         65                        55     10       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.71 1977   0.07  -0.07     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.76                      2.58   2.18     5.12    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.76                      2.58   2.18     5.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.07                     20.88   5.19    29.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1985   T      0.0      0.0     
                                      1961                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        10    -10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                       176   -111       85       
  SINCE SEP 1     65                       176   -111       85       
  SINCE JUL 1     87                       206   -119      170       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  145                        64     81      114       
  SINCE SEP 1    145                        64     81      114       
  SINCE JAN 1    843                       743    100      515       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
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        91      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        23      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2005.......SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2005.......SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 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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