000 CDUS43 KFSD 210635 CLIFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1233 AM CST WED DEC 21 2005 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 19 158 PM 57 1941 27 -8 40 MINIMUM 4 1157 PM -26 1916 6 -2 18 AVERAGE 12 17 -5 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.00 1911 0.01 -0.01 0.04 MONTH TO DATE 0.50 0.40 0.10 0.11 SINCE DEC 1 0.50 0.40 0.10 0.11 SINCE JAN 1 31.18 24.57 6.61 30.92 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 7.5 1911 0.2 -0.2 0.2 MONTH TO DATE 5.5 4.7 0.8 0.2 SINCE DEC 1 5.5 4.7 0.8 0.2 SINCE JUL 1 19.8 13.4 6.4 0.2 SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 53 48 5 36 MONTH TO DATE 1066 892 174 714 SINCE DEC 1 1066 892 174 714 SINCE JUL 1 2453 2612 -159 2168 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 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 10 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM LOWEST MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 56 1941 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 6 -26 1916 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE 757 AM CST SUNSET 453 PM CST DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE 758 AM CST SUNSET 454 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$