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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
137 AM CDT THU OCT 13 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         60    339 PM  87    1956  64     -4       65       
  MINIMUM         45   1028 PM  15    1917  37      8       37       
  AVERAGE         53                        50      3       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.06 1914   0.06  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.60                      0.81   0.79     0.55    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.36                      3.39   2.97     5.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.67                     21.69   5.98    29.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1986   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1983                          
                                      1969                          
  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       12                        15     -3       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  145                       149     -4      139       
  SINCE SEP 1    210                       325   -115      224       
  SINCE JUL 1    232                       355   -123      309       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  12 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  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)   63        88      1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        13      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 13 2005.......SUNRISE   739 AM CDT   SUNSET   647 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 14 2005.......SUNRISE   740 AM CDT   SUNSET   645 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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