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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1241 AM CST THU NOV 3 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2 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         77R   315 PM  72    1965  50     27       49       
                                      1904                          
  MINIMUM         30    312 AM   5    1951  27      3       31       
  AVERAGE         54                        39     15       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.03 1961   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.24    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.42                      4.63   1.79     6.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.73                     22.93   4.80    30.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.8  1992   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         1.5   -1.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         1.5   -1.5      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        26    -15       25       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        51    -23       48       
  SINCE SEP 1    555                       746   -191      597       
  SINCE JUL 1    577                       776   -199      682       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        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 (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  58 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)   50        76      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -2      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  3 2005......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   515 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  4 2005......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   514 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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