000 CDUS43 KFSD 280643 CLIFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1239 AM CST WED DEC 28 2005 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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 42 215 PM 53 1958 26 16 32 MINIMUM 24 708 AM -25 1951 4 20 17 AVERAGE 33 15 18 25 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.64 1969 0.01 -0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.51 0.47 0.04 0.11 SINCE DEC 1 0.51 0.47 0.04 0.11 SINCE JAN 1 31.19 24.64 6.55 30.92 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 8.0 1982 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 5.5 6.1 -0.6 0.4 SINCE DEC 1 5.5 6.1 -0.6 0.4 SINCE JUL 1 19.8 14.8 5.0 0.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 32 49 -17 40 MONTH TO DATE 1313 1233 80 1077 SINCE DEC 1 1313 1233 80 1077 SINCE JUL 1 2700 2953 -253 2531 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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 24 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LT FREEZING RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM LOWEST MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 57 2002 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 4 -23 1924 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 28 2005......SUNRISE 800 AM CST SUNSET 458 PM CST DECEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE 800 AM CST SUNSET 459 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$