Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
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CXUS53 KFSD 031330
CLMFSD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
641 AM CST TUE NOV 3 2009
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...THE SIOUX FALLS SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2009
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 94 10/05/1963
LOW -5 10/29/1925
HIGHEST 65 10/07 MM MM 76 10/10
LOWEST 21 10/11 MM MM 22 10/28
AVG. MAXIMUM 49.7 61.1 -11.4 60.8
AVG. MINIMUM 35.2 34.8 0.4 38.1
MEAN 42.4 48.0 -5.6 49.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 11 11.0 0.0 7
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 6.89 1911
MINIMUM T 1952
1933
TOTALS 5.52 1.93 3.59 5.44
DAILY AVG. 0.18 0.06 0.12 0.18
DAYS >= .01 18 14
DAYS >= .10 12 9
DAYS >= .50 5 2
DAYS >= 1.00 1 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.05 10/05 TO 10/06
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 6.3 2002
TOTALS 3.5 1.1 2.4 T
SINCE 7/1 3.5 1.1 2.4 T
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 3 0.3 2.7 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 1 10/12 0
10/10
24 HR TOTAL 1.4 10/09 TO 10/09
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 691 519 172 475
SINCE 7/1 826 725 101 600
COOLING TOTAL 0 4 -4 0
SINCE 1/1 481 747 -266 709
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/180 DATE 10/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 38/320 DATE 10/30
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 15
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 9
LIGHT RAIN 19 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 1
FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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