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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1226 AM CST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         42    247 PM  80    1894  44     -2       44       
  MINIMUM         20    715 AM  -8    1902  22     -2       21       
  AVERAGE         31                        33     -2       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24          0.70 1917   0.06   0.18     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.83  -0.50     1.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.33                      0.83  -0.50     1.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.89                      1.85   0.04     2.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        2.8           7.8  1951   0.3    2.5       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.0                       4.4   -0.4      7.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.0                       4.4   -0.4      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.0                      33.4  -15.4     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        31      3       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  581                       594    -13      523       
  SINCE MAR 1    581                       594    -13      523       
  SINCE JUL 1   5772                      6549   -777     6220       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  48 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
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)   45        77      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -12      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   637 PM CST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   638 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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