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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1239 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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         41    115 PM  45    1936  27     14       23       
                                      1928                          
  MINIMUM         25   1159 PM -23    1983   5     20       -7       
  AVERAGE         33                        16     17        8      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.89 1893   0.01   0.00      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.44   0.07     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.51                      0.44   0.07     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.19                     24.61   6.58    30.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.3  1973   0.2   -0.2      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.5                       5.5    0.0      0.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      5.5                       5.5    0.0      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      14.2    5.6      0.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        49    -17       57       
  MONTH TO DATE 1211                      1086    125      951       
  SINCE DEC 1   1211                      1086    125      951       
  SINCE JUL 1   2598                      2806   -208     2405       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  69 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  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)   26        50      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -21      1990                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   759 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   
DECEMBER 26 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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