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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1226 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         39    519 PM  76    1966  44     -5       31       
  MINIMUM         13    655 AM  -9    1906  21     -8       16       
                                      1900                          
  AVERAGE         26                        33     -7       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.56 1917   0.06  -0.06     0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.77  -0.68     0.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.09                      0.77  -0.68     0.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.65                      1.79  -0.14     2.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          14.0  1917   0.3   -0.3      1.7     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                       4.1   -2.9      7.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       4.1   -2.9      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.2                      33.1  -17.9     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        32      7       41       
  MONTH TO DATE  547                       563    -16      491       
  SINCE MAR 1    547                       563    -16      491       
  SINCE JUL 1   5738                      6518   -780     6188       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  76 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        80      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -8      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   637 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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