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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1240 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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         34    230 AM  59    2004  25      9       59       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM -29    1917   4     23       30       
  AVERAGE         31                        14     17       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.18          1.22 1931   0.01   0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.03                      0.50   0.53     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.03                      0.50   0.53     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.71                     24.67   7.04    30.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.7           6.3  1998   0.2    1.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.5                       6.7    1.8      0.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      8.5                       6.7    1.8      0.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     22.8                      15.4    7.4      0.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        50    -16       20       
  MONTH TO DATE 1414                      1383     31     1169       
  SINCE DEC 1   1414                      1383     31     1169       
  SINCE JUL 1   2801                      3103   -302     2623       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
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)   25        54      1904                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    3       -26      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE   800 AM CST   SUNSET   500 PM CST   
JANUARY  1 2006.......SUNRISE   800 AM CST   SUNSET   501 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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