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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
126 AM CDT WED OCT 26 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 25 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         55    356 PM  80    1927  56     -1       58       
  MINIMUM         21    637 AM  17    1919  31    -10       30       
  AVERAGE         38                        43     -5       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.90 1921   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.63                      1.59   0.04     0.82    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.39                      4.17   2.22     5.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.70                     22.47   5.23    29.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1916   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        21      6       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  363                       380    -17      365       
  SINCE SEP 1    428                       556   -128      450       
  SINCE JUL 1    450                       586   -136      535       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
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)   55        83      1955                    
                                             1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        10      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 26 2005.......SUNRISE   755 AM CDT   SUNSET   626 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 27 2005.......SUNRISE   756 AM CDT   SUNSET   625 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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