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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1246 AM CST TUE DEC 6 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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          5    210 PM  59    1963  32    -27       36       
  MINIMUM         -8   1159 PM -11    1950  12    -20       21       
  AVERAGE         -1                        22    -23       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.49 1953   0.02  -0.02     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.14   0.05     0.05    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.19                      0.14   0.05     0.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.87                     24.31   6.56    30.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.3  1953   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.1                       1.5    1.6      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.1                       1.5    1.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.4                      10.2    7.2       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       66                        43     23       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  312                       209    103      162       
  SINCE DEC 1    312                       209    103      162       
  SINCE JUL 1   1699                      1929   -230     1616       
                                                                     
 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    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
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)   32        59      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -22      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   746 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
DECEMBER  7 2005......SUNRISE   747 AM CST   SUNSET   450 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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