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CDUS43 KFSD 300652
CLIFSD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1248 AM CST FRI DEC 30 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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         34   1139 PM  56    1999  26      8       44       
  MINIMUM         28    559 AM -31    1917   4     24       22       
  AVERAGE         31                        15     16       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.34          0.40 1907   0.01   0.33      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      0.49   0.36     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.85                      0.49   0.36     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.53                     24.66   6.87    30.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.3           4.0  1923   0.2    1.1      0.1     
                                      1907                          
  MONTH TO DATE    6.8                       6.5    0.3      0.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      6.8                       6.5    0.3      0.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     21.1                      15.2    5.9      0.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        50    -16       32       
  MONTH TO DATE 1380                      1333     47     1149       
  SINCE DEC 1   1380                      1333     47     1149       
  SINCE JUL 1   2767                      3053   -286     2603       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FREEZING RAIN                                                      
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
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)   25        59      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    4       -29      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE   800 AM CST   SUNSET   459 PM CST   
DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE   800 AM CST   SUNSET   500 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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