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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1243 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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         19   1213 AM  60    1939  28     -9       39       
  MINIMUM          6   1159 PM -22    1914   7     -1       15       
  AVERAGE         13                        18     -5       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.38 1961   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      0.36   0.14     0.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.50                      0.36   0.14     0.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.18                     24.53   6.65    30.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1           4.5  1915   0.2   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.5                       3.9    1.6       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      5.5                       3.9    1.6       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      12.6    7.2       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       52                        47      5       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  837                       703    134      536       
  SINCE DEC 1    837                       703    134      536       
  SINCE JUL 1   2224                      2423   -199     1990       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  69 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  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)   28        56      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -24      1922                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE   755 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE   755 AM CST   SUNSET   452 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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