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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
141 AM CDT TUE OCT 4 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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         86    429 PM  89    1897  68     18       73       
  MINIMUM         57    658 AM  25    1987  40     17       40       
  AVERAGE         72                        54     18       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.10 1903   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.21  -0.21     0.47    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.76                      2.79   1.97     5.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.07                     21.09   4.98    29.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1950   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                        11    -11        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        32    -32       45       
  SINCE SEP 1     65                       208   -143      130       
  SINCE JUL 1     87                       238   -151      215       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                         3     16        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    164                        67     97      114       
  SINCE JAN 1    862                       746    116      515       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  20 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
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)   67        92      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        22      1968                    
                                             1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  4 2005.......SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   702 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  5 2005.......SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 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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