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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1230 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         43   1217 AM  80    2000  39      4       43       
  MINIMUM         21   1158 PM -11    1996  18      3       27       
  AVERAGE         32                        29      3       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.90 1917   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.28  -0.28     0.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.28  -0.28     0.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.56                      1.30   0.26     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.0  1917   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.4   -1.4      2.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.4   -1.4      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      30.4  -16.4     51.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        36     -3       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       261    -57      216       
  SINCE MAR 1    204                       261    -57      216       
  SINCE JUL 1   5395                      6216   -821     5913       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  75 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST                                      
 LOWEST                                         
 AVERAGE                                                         
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        67      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -15      1995                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   625 PM CST   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   626 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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