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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
135 AM CDT SUN OCT 23 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 22 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         47   1117 AM  84    1901  58    -11       75       
  MINIMUM         26    527 AM  17    1916  32     -6       53       
  AVERAGE         37                        45     -8       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.70 1906   0.06  -0.03     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.63                      1.41   0.22     0.82    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.39                      3.99   2.40     5.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.70                     22.29   5.41    29.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             1.1  2002   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        19      9        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  282                       319    -37      314       
  SINCE SEP 1    347                       495   -148      399       
  SINCE JUL 1    369                       525   -156      484       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  39 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  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)   57        83      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        13      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 23 2005.......SUNRISE   751 AM CDT   SUNSET   631 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 24 2005.......SUNRISE   753 AM CDT   SUNSET   629 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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