000 CDUS43 KFSD 190636 CLIFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1233 AM CST MON DEC 19 2005 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 8 241 PM 60 1923 28 -20 37 MINIMUM -2 549 AM -26 1983 7 -9 0 AVERAGE 3 17 -14 19 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.38 1957 0.01 -0.01 T MONTH TO DATE 0.50 0.38 0.12 0.07 SINCE DEC 1 0.50 0.38 0.12 0.07 SINCE JAN 1 31.18 24.55 6.63 30.88 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 1.8 1968 0.2 -0.2 T MONTH TO DATE 5.5 4.3 1.2 T SINCE DEC 1 5.5 4.3 1.2 T SINCE JUL 1 19.8 13.0 6.8 T SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 62 47 15 46 MONTH TO DATE 958 797 161 619 SINCE DEC 1 958 797 161 619 SINCE JUL 1 2345 2517 -172 2073 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 99 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 700 PM LOWEST 76 100 PM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 54 1894 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 6 -24 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE 756 AM CST SUNSET 452 PM CST DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE 756 AM CST SUNSET 453 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$