000 CDUS43 KFSD 230636 CLIFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1234 AM CST FRI DEC 23 2005 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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 42 214 PM 54 1982 27 15 13 1972 MINIMUM 20 505 AM -26 1989 6 14 -3 1983 AVERAGE 31 16 15 5 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.81 1968 0.01 -0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.50 0.42 0.08 0.11 SINCE DEC 1 0.50 0.42 0.08 0.11 SINCE JAN 1 31.18 24.59 6.59 30.92 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 12.0 1968 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 5.5 5.1 0.4 0.2 SINCE DEC 1 5.5 5.1 0.4 0.2 SINCE JUL 1 19.8 13.8 6.0 0.2 SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 48 -14 60 MONTH TO DATE 1150 988 162 828 SINCE DEC 1 1150 988 162 828 SINCE JUL 1 2537 2708 -171 2282 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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 73 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 600 AM LOWEST 62 200 PM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 57 1899 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 5 -28 1990 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE 758 AM CST SUNSET 454 PM CST DECEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE 758 AM CST SUNSET 455 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$