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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1244 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         10    326 PM  56    1962  28    -18       41       
  MINIMUM          1   1159 PM -24    1922   7     -6       14       
  AVERAGE          6                        18    -12       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.55 1908   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      0.37   0.13     0.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.50                      0.37   0.13     0.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.18                     24.54   6.64    30.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1908   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.5                       4.1    1.4       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      5.5                       4.1    1.4       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      12.8    7.0       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       59                        47     12       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  896                       750    146      573       
  SINCE DEC 1    896                       750    146      573       
  SINCE JUL 1   2283                      2470   -187     2027       
                                                                     
 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     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  84 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        60      1923                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -26      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE   755 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST   
DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE   756 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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