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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1235 AM CST SUN DEC 4 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 3 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         15    217 PM  63    1998  33    -18       46       
  MINIMUM         -1    701 PM -10    1919  13    -14       25       
  AVERAGE          7                        23    -16       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.41 1955   0.03   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.09   0.10     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.19                      0.09   0.10     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.87                     24.26   6.61    30.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.4          10.9  1955   0.3    0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.0                       0.9    2.1      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.0                       0.9    2.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.3                       9.6    7.7       T      
  SNOW DEPTH      15                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       58                        42     16       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  183                       124     59       98       
  SINCE DEC 1    183                       124     59       98       
  SINCE JUL 1   1570                      1844   -274     1552       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    862                       747    115      515       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  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)   32        53      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -13      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  4 2005......SUNRISE   744 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST   
DECEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   451 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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