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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1231 AM CST MON OCT 31 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 30 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         59    340 PM  88    1950  53      6       44       
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM   7    1925  29     11       29       
  AVERAGE         50                        41      9       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.22 1979   0.05  -0.02     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.66                      1.88  -0.22     0.86    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.42                      4.46   1.96     5.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.73                     22.76   4.97    30.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.3  1995   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.0   -1.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         1.0   -1.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         1.0   -1.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        24     -9       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  440                       494    -54      439       
  SINCE SEP 1    505                       670   -165      524       
  SINCE JUL 1    527                       700   -173      609       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  59 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST     0          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST      0          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE     0                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        77      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        13      1993                    
                                             1949                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 31 2005.......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   519 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  1 2005......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   518 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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