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CDUS43 KFSD 130644
CLIFSD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1236 AM CST SUN NOV 13 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 12 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         63    236 PM  68    2001  44     19       44       
                                      1999                          
  MINIMUM         38   1159 PM  -6    1911  22     16       14       
  AVERAGE         51                        33     18       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.35          1.07 1922   0.05   0.30     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.62  -0.27     0.24    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.77                      5.13   1.64     6.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.08                     23.43   4.65    30.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             7.5  1959   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.4   -2.4      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         3.5   -3.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         3.5   -3.5      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        31    -17       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  232                       339   -107      283       
  SINCE SEP 1    759                      1034   -275      832       
  SINCE JUL 1    781                      1064   -283      917       
                                                                     
 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    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   5 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
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)   43        79      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -8      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   504 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   503 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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