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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1235 AM CST WED MAR 2 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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         35    520 PM  68    1923  37     -2       43       
                                      1992                          
  MINIMUM          6    645 AM -16    1962  16    -10       32       
  AVERAGE         21                        26     -5       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.43 1906   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.03  -0.03      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.03  -0.03      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      1.56                      1.05   0.51     1.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.4  1965   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      29.2  -15.2     49.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        39      5       27       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        39      5       27       
  SINCE MAR 1     44                        39      5       27       
  SINCE JUL 1   5235                      5994   -759     5724       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
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        74      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -17      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   617 PM CST   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   619 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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