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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1226 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         53    304 PM  67    2000  38     15       34       
                                      1968                          
  MINIMUM         28   1154 PM -16    1960  17     11       31       
  AVERAGE         41                        28     13       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.62 1935   0.04  -0.04     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.23    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.56                      1.17   0.39     1.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.2  1976   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      29.8  -15.8     50.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        37    -13       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  135                       152    -17      124       
  SINCE MAR 1    135                       152    -17      124       
  SINCE JUL 1   5326                      6107   -781     5821       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  93 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
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)   39        71      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -19      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   621 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   622 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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