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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
124 AM CDT SUN OCT 2 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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         83    306 PM  91    1963  69     14       64       
  MINIMUM         55    635 AM  23    1974  41     14       33       
  AVERAGE         69                        55     14       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.36 1930   0.07  -0.07     0.47    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.47    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.76                      2.65   2.11     5.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.07                     20.95   5.12    29.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.7  1999   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    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       16       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10       16       
  SINCE SEP 1     65                       186   -121      101       
  SINCE JUL 1     87                       216   -129      186       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         1      3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    149                        65     84      114       
  SINCE JAN 1    847                       744    103      515       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  93 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
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)   68        92      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  2 2005.......SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  3 2005.......SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   704 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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