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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
645 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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    412 PM  68    1990  41      8       29       
  MINIMUM         23   1159 PM -23    1948  19      4        8       
  AVERAGE         36                        30      6       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.96 1977   0.05  -0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.48  -0.47     0.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.48  -0.47     0.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.57                      1.50   0.07     2.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1975   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       2.6   -2.5      2.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       2.6   -2.5      2.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.1                      31.6  -17.5     51.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        34     -5       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  342                       399    -57      338       
  SINCE MAR 1    342                       399    -57      338       
  SINCE JUL 1   5533                      6354   -821     6035       
                                                                     
 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 (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED   161   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        72      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -20      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   630 PM CST   
MARCH 13 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   631 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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