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ABUS34 KFSD 110637
PNSFSD

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1237 AM CST WED DEC 11 2002

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...THE MITCHELL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 10 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         52    220 PM  61    1990  32     20       33       
  MINIMUM         19    752 AM -21    1917  11      8       22       
  AVERAGE         36                        21     15               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.24  -0.20     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.41                      5.25  -0.84     5.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.91                     22.57  -3.66    21.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                                       0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      6.2                                      15.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      6.2                                      15.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        43    -14       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  410                       417     -7      362       
  SINCE DEC 1    410                       417     -7      362       
  SINCE JUL 1   2142                      2074     68     1627       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1158                       791    367      987       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     41                                                       
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THE MITCHELL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        65      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -18      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 11 2002......SUNRISE   756 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
DECEMBER 12 2002......SUNRISE   757 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.