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Sioux Falls, South Dakota – After a frigid start to December, South Dakota is flipping the script just ahead of Christmas, with an unusually warm air mass pushing temperatures into near-record territory across the eastern half of the state.
According to the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls, forecast high temperatures Wednesday through Christmas Day are expected to run far above seasonal averages, with some locations approaching or even breaking long-standing daily records. Normal highs this time of year typically sit in the upper 20s to low 30s, but forecast highs are projected well into the upper 40s and 50s…