000 CXUS43 KFSD 041438 CLMFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 838 AM CST TUE NOV 4 2003 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2003... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2003 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEARS VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 94 10/05/1963 LOW -5 10/29/1925 HIGHEST 85 10/19 MM MM 77 10/11 LOWEST 22 10/27 MM MM 15 10/31 AVG. MAXIMUM 64.2 61.1 3.1 50.3 AVG. MINIMUM 37.4 34.8 2.6 31.5 MEAN 50.8 48.0 2.8 40.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 3 DAYS MIN <= 32 10 11.0 -1.0 19 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.89 1911 MINIMUM T 1952 1933 TOTALS 0.92 1.93 -1.01 3.85 DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.06 -0.03 0.12 DAYS >= .01 4 6.0 -2.0 13 DAYS >= .10 2 MM MM 10 DAYS >= .50 1 MM MM 3 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.65 10/11 TO 10/11 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 6.3 2002 24 HR TOTAL 1.5 10/16/2002 TO 10/16/2002 SNOW DEPTH MM MM TOTALS 0.1 1.1 -1.0 6.3 LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.10 -0.10 0.60 SINCE 7/1 0.1 1.1 -1.0 6.3 LIQUID 7/1 0.00 MM MM 0.60 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0 DAYS >= TRACE 3 0.7 2.3 10 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.3 -0.3 5 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 1 10/31 10/24 10/23 24 HR TOTAL 0.1 10/26 TO 10/26 10/16 TO 10/16 STORM TOTAL MM MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM MM DEGREEDAYS HEATING TOTAL 443 519 -76 739 SINCE 7/1 657 725 -68 907 COOLING TOTAL 11 4 7 0 SINCE 1/1 724 747 -23 1003 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/310 DATE 10/28 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/300 DATE 10/28 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) 61 AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.30 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 1 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 3 FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$