000 CDUS43 KFSD 140639 CLIFSD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1237 AM CST MON MAR 14 2005 ................................... ...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 31 349 PM 70 1914 42 -11 61 MINIMUM 12 337 AM -14 1975 20 -8 36 AVERAGE 22 31 -9 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 0.99 1973 0.06 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.09 0.59 -0.50 0.46 SINCE MAR 1 0.09 0.59 -0.50 0.46 SINCE JAN 1 1.65 1.61 0.04 2.09 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.6 5.0 1893 0.3 0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.2 3.2 -2.0 2.3 SINCE MAR 1 1.2 3.2 -2.0 2.3 SINCE JUL 1 15.2 32.2 -17.0 51.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 43 33 10 16 MONTH TO DATE 431 466 -35 386 SINCE MAR 1 431 466 -35 386 SINCE JUL 1 5622 6421 -799 6083 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 23 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM LOWEST MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 73 1935 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -22 1897 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE 641 AM CST SUNSET 632 PM CST MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE 639 AM CST SUNSET 633 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$