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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1239 AM CST WED DEC 28 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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         42    215 PM  53    1958  26     16       32       
  MINIMUM         24    708 AM -25    1951   4     20       17       
  AVERAGE         33                        15     18       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.64 1969   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.47   0.04     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.51                      0.47   0.04     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.19                     24.64   6.55    30.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  1982   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.5                       6.1   -0.6      0.4     
  SINCE DEC 1      5.5                       6.1   -0.6      0.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      14.8    5.0      0.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        49    -17       40       
  MONTH TO DATE 1313                      1233     80     1077       
  SINCE DEC 1   1313                      1233     80     1077       
  SINCE JUL 1   2700                      2953   -253     2531       
                                                                     
 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     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  24 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
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        57      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    4       -23      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 28 2005......SUNRISE   800 AM CST   SUNSET   458 PM CST   
DECEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE   800 AM CST   SUNSET   459 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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