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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1228 AM CST FRI MAR 4 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         49    451 PM  73    1905  38     11       36       
  MINIMUM         16    446 AM -15    1916  16      0       29       
  AVERAGE         33                        27      6       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1920   0.04  -0.04     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.56                      1.13   0.43     1.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          13.0  1920   0.2   -0.2      0.8     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      29.6  -15.6     50.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        38     -6       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  111                       115     -4       92       
  SINCE MAR 1    111                       115     -4       92       
  SINCE JUL 1   5302                      6070   -768     5789       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
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        67      2000                    
                                             1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -16      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   620 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   621 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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