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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1230 AM CST THU MAR 3 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         42    253 PM  74    1974  37      5       34       
  MINIMUM         18    522 AM -17    1913  16      2       30       
  AVERAGE         30                        27      3       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.52 1951   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.07  -0.07      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.07  -0.07      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      1.56                      1.09   0.47     1.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          14.7  1951   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      29.4  -15.4     49.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        38     -3       33       
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        77      2       60       
  SINCE MAR 1     79                        77      2       60       
  SINCE JUL 1   5270                      6032   -762     5757       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
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)   38        73      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -15      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   619 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   620 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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