000 CDUS43 KFSD 042236 CLISUX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 435 PM CST THU DEC 4 2008 ................................... ...THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 2008... VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1889 TO 2008 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 21 137 AM 59 1916 35 -14 40 MINIMUM 12 806 AM -9 1978 17 -5 23 1902 AVERAGE 17 26 -9 32 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY T 1.04 1924 0.03 -0.03 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.12 -0.10 1.00 SINCE DEC 1 0.02 0.12 -0.10 1.00 SINCE JAN 1 30.20 25.45 4.75 38.88 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY T 9.0 1924 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.3 0.8 -0.5 0.6 SINCE DEC 1 0.3 0.8 -0.5 0.6 SINCE JUL 1 3.2 6.4 -3.2 0.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 48 38 10 33 MONTH TO DATE 162 151 11 155 SINCE DEC 1 162 151 11 155 SINCE JUL 1 1524 1617 -93 1455 COOLING TODAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 767 914 -147 1138 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM LOWEST MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE SIOUX CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 63 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -9 2005 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 4 2008......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 453 PM CST DECEMBER 5 2008......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 453 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$