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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1235 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         26    429 PM  66    2000  37    -11       47       
  MINIMUM         13   1159 PM -31    1962  15     -2       30       
  AVERAGE         20                        26     -6       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.19 1951   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.12                      0.51   0.61     0.83    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.67                      1.54   0.13     2.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.56                      1.02   0.54     1.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             9.4  1951   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.0                       5.9   -1.9     15.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.0                      20.3   -6.3     41.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      29.0  -15.0     49.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        39      6       26       
  MONTH TO DATE 1015                      1236   -221     1267       
  SINCE DEC 1   3737                      4235   -498     4029       
  SINCE JUL 1   5191                      5955   -764     5673       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  44 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
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        68      1923                    
                                             1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -16      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   616 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   617 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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