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CDUS43 KFSD 042236
CLIHON


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
435 PM CST THU DEC 4 2008


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...THE HURON SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1881 TO 2008


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         17    205 AM  63    1888  32    -15       38
  MINIMUM          5    750 AM -32    1886  13     -8       14
  AVERAGE         11                        22    -11       26

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             0.49 1960   0.02  -0.02      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.08   0.08     0.51
  SINCE DEC 1      0.16                      0.08   0.08     0.51
  SINCE JAN 1     24.72                     20.59   4.13    30.50

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            T             2.9  1985   0.3   -0.3       T
  MONTH TO DATE    3.2                       1.2    2.0      5.8
  SINCE DEC 1      3.2                       1.2    2.0      5.8
  SINCE JUL 1      9.7                       9.3    0.4      5.9
  SNOW DEPTH       3

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           54                        42     12       39
  MONTH TO DATE  175                       166      9      192
  SINCE DEC 1    175                       166      9      192
  SINCE JUL 1   1779                      1901   -122     1693

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1    621                       741   -120      916
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT SNOW


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    MM
 LOWEST     MM
 AVERAGE    MM

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THE HURON SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        61      1988
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -18      1950


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER  4 2008......SUNRISE   753 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST
DECEMBER  5 2008......SUNRISE   754 AM CST   SUNSET   454 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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