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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1251 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2006

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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         30    444 PM  54    1904  25      5       30       
  MINIMUM         22    832 AM -26    1973   3     19       15       
  AVERAGE         26                        14     12       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.18 1977   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.03                      0.52   0.51     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.03                      0.52   0.51     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.71                     24.69   7.02    30.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1977   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.5                       7.0    1.5      0.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      8.5                       7.0    1.5      0.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     22.8                      15.7    7.1      0.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        50    -11       42       
  MONTH TO DATE 1453                      1433     20     1211       
  SINCE DEC 1   1453                      1433     20     1211       
  SINCE JUL 1   2840                      3153   -313     2665       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  21 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
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        55      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    3       -32      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  1 2006.......SUNRISE   800 AM CST   SUNSET   501 PM CST   
JANUARY  2 2006.......SUNRISE   800 AM CST   SUNSET   502 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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