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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1234 AM CST TUE NOV 1 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31 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         52    313 PM  77    1950  52      0       57       
  MINIMUM         34    938 PM  13    1993  28      6       23       
                                      1949                          
  AVERAGE         43                        40      3       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1929   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.66                      1.93  -0.27     0.86    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.42                      4.51   1.91     5.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.73                     22.81   4.92    30.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.8  1991   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.1   -1.1      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         1.1   -1.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         1.1   -1.1      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        25     -3       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  462                       519    -57      464       
  SINCE SEP 1    527                       695   -168      549       
  SINCE JUL 1    549                       725   -176      634       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
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)   51        73      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         8      1951                    
                                             1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  1 2005......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   518 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  2 2005......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   516 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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