000 CDUS43 KFSD 090656 CLIFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1256 AM CST FRI DEC 9 2005 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 9 150 PM 60 1970 31 -22 47 MINIMUM -6 700 PM -22 1927 10 -16 26 AVERAGE 2 21 -19 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.04 0.61 1963 0.02 0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.23 0.20 0.03 0.07 SINCE DEC 1 0.23 0.20 0.03 0.07 SINCE JAN 1 30.91 24.37 6.54 30.88 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.5 8.0 1963 0.2 0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 3.6 2.3 1.3 T SINCE DEC 1 3.6 2.3 1.3 T SINCE JUL 1 17.9 11.0 6.9 T SNOW DEPTH 9 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 63 44 19 28 MONTH TO DATE 510 339 171 250 SINCE DEC 1 510 339 171 250 SINCE JUL 1 1897 2059 -162 1704 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 10 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 80 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 .......................................................... THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 61 1957 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 10 -19 1958 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 9 2005......SUNRISE 748 AM CST SUNSET 450 PM CST DECEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE 749 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. $$