Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
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CXUS53 KFSD 031329
CLMHON
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
641 AM CST TUE NOV 3 2009
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...THE HURON SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 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 102 10/05/1963
LOW -6 10/29/1925
HIGHEST 68 10/18 MM MM 74 10/04
LOWEST 19 10/11 MM MM 21 10/28
AVG. MAXIMUM 48.6 60.9 -12.3 59.1
AVG. MINIMUM 34.0 34.9 -0.9 36.6
MEAN 41.3 47.9 -6.6 47.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 12 12.0 0.0 8
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 6.44 1946
MINIMUM T 1952
TOTALS 3.90 1.59 2.31 4.88
DAILY AVG. 0.13 0.05 0.08 0.16
DAYS >= .01 16 6.0 10.0 13
DAYS >= .10 10 8
DAYS >= .50 2 3
DAYS >= 1.00 1 3
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.35 10/05 TO 10/06
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 10.7 1995
TOTALS 2.6 1.2 1.4 0.0
SINCE 7/1 2.6 1.2 1.4 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 1 0.4 0.6 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 1 10/12 0
24 HR TOTAL 1.0 10/12 TO 10/12
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 727 530 197 524
SINCE 7/1 863 739 124 667
COOLING TOTAL 0 3 -3 0
SINCE 1/1 469 741 -272 621
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/330 DATE 10/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/310 DATE 10/02
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 16
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 9
LIGHT RAIN 17 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 5 SLEET 0
FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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