Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
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CXUS53 KFSD 031331
CLMSUX
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
641 AM CST TUE NOV 3 2009
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...THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1889 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 96 10/03/1938
LOW 5 10/29/1925
HIGHEST 73 10/07 MM MM 81 10/05
LOWEST 22 10/11 MM MM 20 10/28
AVG. MAXIMUM 53.3 63.7 -10.4 64.6
AVG. MINIMUM 35.4 38.0 -2.6 39.2
MEAN 44.3 50.8 -6.5 51.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 13 7
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.30 1979
MINIMUM T 1958
1952
TOTALS 5.70R 1.99 3.71 4.61
DAILY AVG. 0.18 0.06 0.12 0.15
DAYS >= .01 16 11
DAYS >= .10 10 8
DAYS >= .50 4 3
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.84 10/22 TO 10/23
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 7.6 2002
TOTALS 1.8 0.8 1.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 1.8 0.8 1.0 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 1 0.2 0.8 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH T 10/12 0
24 HR TOTAL 1.0 10/10 TO 10/10
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 633 434 199 412
SINCE 7/1 723 575 148 511
COOLING TOTAL 0 8 -8 14
SINCE 1/1 677 914 -237 765
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/330 DATE 10/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/340 DATE 10/09
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 16
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 8
LIGHT RAIN 17 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 5 SLEET 0
FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
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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