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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1246 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         45    218 PM  57    1899  27     18        5       
  MINIMUM         27    800 AM -28    1990   5     22       -7       
  AVERAGE         36                        16     20       -1      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.34 1938   0.01  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      0.43   0.07     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.50                      0.43   0.07     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.18                     24.60   6.58    30.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  1996   0.2   -0.2       T      
                                      1987                          
  MONTH TO DATE    5.5                       5.3    0.2      0.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      5.5                       5.3    0.2      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      14.0    5.8      0.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        49    -20       66       
  MONTH TO DATE 1179                      1037    142      894       
  SINCE DEC 1   1179                      1037    142      894       
  SINCE JUL 1   2566                      2757   -191     2348       
                                                                     
 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     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  42 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
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        45      1936                    
                                             1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -23      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE   758 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   759 AM CST   SUNSET   456 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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