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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1233 AM CST MON DEC 19 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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          8    241 PM  60    1923  28    -20       37       
  MINIMUM         -2    549 AM -26    1983   7     -9        0       
  AVERAGE          3                        17    -14       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.38 1957   0.01  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      0.38   0.12     0.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.50                      0.38   0.12     0.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.18                     24.55   6.63    30.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.8  1968   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.5                       4.3    1.2       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      5.5                       4.3    1.2       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      13.0    6.8       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       62                        47     15       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  958                       797    161      619       
  SINCE DEC 1    958                       797    161      619       
  SINCE JUL 1   2345                      2517   -172     2073       
                                                                     
 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 (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  99 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     76           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        54      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -24      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE   756 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST   
DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   756 AM CST   SUNSET   453 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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