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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1238 AM CST MON DEC 26 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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         32    430 PM  50    1959  26      6       29       
  MINIMUM         25    107 AM -21    1990   5     20       18       
  AVERAGE         29                        16     13       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.13 1945   0.01  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.45   0.06     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.51                      0.45   0.06     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.19                     24.62   6.57    30.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.0  1945   0.2   -0.2      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.5                       5.7   -0.2      0.4     
  SINCE DEC 1      5.5                       5.7   -0.2      0.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      14.4    5.4      0.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        49    -13       41       
  MONTH TO DATE 1247                      1135    112      992       
  SINCE DEC 1   1247                      1135    112      992       
  SINCE JUL 1   2634                      2855   -221     2446       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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)   26        52      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -22      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 26 2005......SUNRISE   759 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   
DECEMBER 27 2005......SUNRISE   759 AM CST   SUNSET   457 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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