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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1252 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 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         12    326 PM  61    1984  31    -19       36       
  MINIMUM        -11    116 AM -20    1976  11    -22       31       
  AVERAGE          1                        21    -20       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.50 1924   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.18   0.01     0.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.19                      0.18   0.01     0.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.87                     24.35   6.52    30.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.0  1924   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.1                       2.1    1.0       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      3.1                       2.1    1.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     17.4                      10.8    6.6       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       9                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       64                        43     21       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  447                       295    152      222       
  SINCE DEC 1    447                       295    152      222       
  SINCE JUL 1   1834                      2015   -181     1676       
                                                                     
 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     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  75 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                     
 LOWEST     MM                                     
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        60      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   10       -22      1927                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2005......SUNRISE   748 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
DECEMBER  9 2005......SUNRISE   748 AM CST   SUNSET   450 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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