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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1251 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         21    444 PM  54    1894  28     -7       18       
  MINIMUM         -2    638 AM -24    1983   6     -8       -7       
  AVERAGE         10                        17     -7        6      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.77 1902   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      0.39   0.11     0.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.50                      0.39   0.11     0.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.18                     24.56   6.62    30.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.4  1960   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.5                       4.5    1.0       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      5.5                       4.5    1.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      13.2    6.6       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       55                        47      8       59       
  MONTH TO DATE 1013                       844    169      678       
  SINCE DEC 1   1013                       844    169      678       
  SINCE JUL 1   2400                      2564   -164     2132       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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)   27        57      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -26      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   756 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   757 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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