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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
152 AM CDT WED OCT 5 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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         64    353 PM  92    1905  67     -3       53       
  MINIMUM         55    839 PM  22    1968  40     15       31       
                                      1952                          
  AVERAGE         60                        54      6       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.54          2.36 1998   0.07   1.47     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.54                      0.28   1.26     0.47    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.30                      2.86   3.44     5.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.61                     21.16   6.45    29.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    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        5                        11     -6       23       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        43    -38       68       
  SINCE SEP 1     70                       219   -149      153       
  SINCE JUL 1     92                       249   -157      238       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  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)   67        94      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        20      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  5 2005.......SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  6 2005.......SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   659 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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