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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
140 AM CDT FRI OCT 21 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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         60    347 PM  85    1947  59      1       53       
  MINIMUM         30    418 AM  13    1917  33     -3       46       
  AVERAGE         45                        46     -1       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.05 1905   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.60                      1.29   0.31     0.58    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.36                      3.87   2.49     5.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.67                     22.17   5.50    29.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1905   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       20                        18      2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  234                       281    -47      299       
  SINCE SEP 1    299                       457   -158      384       
  SINCE JUL 1    321                       487   -166      469       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  85 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
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)   59        85      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        11      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 21 2005.......SUNRISE   749 AM CDT   SUNSET   634 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 22 2005.......SUNRISE   750 AM CDT   SUNSET   632 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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