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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1241 AM CST MON FEB 28 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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         40    114 AM  63    1895  36      4       43       
  MINIMUM         19   1158 PM -19    1899  15      4       32       
  AVERAGE         30                        25      5       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1948   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.12                      0.48   0.64     0.83    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.67                      1.51   0.16     2.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.56                      0.99   0.57     1.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.8  1969   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.0                       5.6   -1.6     15.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.0                      20.0   -6.0     41.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      28.7  -14.7     49.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        39     -4       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  970                      1197   -227     1241       
  SINCE DEC 1   3692                      4196   -504     4003       
  SINCE JUL 1   5146                      5916   -770     5647       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  14 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
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)   37        66      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -31      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   616 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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