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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1242 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         57    532 PM  71    2000  39     18       34       
  MINIMUM         26    654 AM -19    1960  17      9       30       
  AVERAGE         42                        28     14       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.76 1915   0.04  -0.04     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.19  -0.19     0.41    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.19  -0.19     0.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.56                      1.21   0.35     2.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.0  1915   0.2   -0.2      1.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0      2.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.0   -1.0      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      30.0  -16.0     51.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        37    -14       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  158                       189    -31      157       
  SINCE MAR 1    158                       189    -31      157       
  SINCE JUL 1   5349                      6144   -795     5854       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
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        77      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -17      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   622 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   624 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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