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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
138 AM CDT MON OCT 17 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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         74    355 PM  89    1910  62     12       47       
  MINIMUM         41    701 AM  19    1976  35      6       25       
  AVERAGE         58                        48     10       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.80 1968   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.60                      1.05   0.55     0.58    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.36                      3.63   2.73     5.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.67                     21.93   5.74    29.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1937   T      0.0      0.0     
  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        7                        16     -9       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  186                       211    -25      236       
  SINCE SEP 1    251                       387   -136      321       
  SINCE JUL 1    273                       417   -144      406       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                         4     15        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    164                        68     96      114       
  SINCE JAN 1    862                       747    115      515       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  49 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     44           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        85      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        13      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 17 2005.......SUNRISE   744 AM CDT   SUNSET   640 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 18 2005.......SUNRISE   745 AM CDT   SUNSET   638 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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