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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1255 AM CST SAT DEC 10 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 9 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         24   1159 PM  61    1957  31     -7       36       
  MINIMUM         -6    836 AM -19    1958  10    -16       24       
                                      1917                          
  AVERAGE          9                        20    -11       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.01 1918   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      0.22   0.01     0.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.23                      0.22   0.01     0.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.91                     24.39   6.52    30.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  2003   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.6                       2.5    1.1       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      3.6                       2.5    1.1       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     17.9                      11.2    6.7       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       9                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       56                        44     12       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  566                       383    183      285       
  SINCE DEC 1    566                       383    183      285       
  SINCE JUL 1   1953                      2103   -150     1739       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  86 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
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)   30        54      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   10       -22      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE   749 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
DECEMBER 11 2005......SUNRISE   750 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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