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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1256 AM CST FRI DEC 9 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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          9    150 PM  60    1970  31    -22       47       
  MINIMUM         -6    700 PM -22    1927  10    -16       26       
  AVERAGE          2                        21    -19       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.61 1963   0.02   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      0.20   0.03     0.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.23                      0.20   0.03     0.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.91                     24.37   6.54    30.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.5           8.0  1963   0.2    0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.6                       2.3    1.3       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      3.6                       2.3    1.3       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     17.9                      11.0    6.9       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       9                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       63                        44     19       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  510                       339    171      250       
  SINCE DEC 1    510                       339    171      250       
  SINCE JUL 1   1897                      2059   -162     1704       
                                                                     
 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     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  80 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  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)   31        61      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   10       -19      1958                    
                                             1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  9 2005......SUNRISE   748 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
DECEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE   749 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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