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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1225 AM CST WED MAR 16 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         47    312 PM  73    1935  43      4       31       
  MINIMUM         15    647 AM -12    1893  21     -6       26       
                                      1897                          
  AVERAGE         31                        32     -1       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.54 1945   0.06  -0.06     0.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.71  -0.62     0.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.09                      0.71  -0.62     0.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.65                      1.73  -0.08     2.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.0  1983   0.3   -0.3      3.4     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                       3.8   -2.6      5.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       3.8   -2.6      5.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.2                      32.8  -17.6     54.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        32      2       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  508                       531    -23      450       
  SINCE MAR 1    508                       531    -23      450       
  SINCE JUL 1   5699                      6486   -787     6147       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  87 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
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)   44        76      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -9      1900                    
                                             1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   635 PM CST   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   636 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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