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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1235 AM CST SUN MAR 20 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         29    418 PM  75    1976  45    -16       70       
  MINIMUM          6    704 AM  -5    1965  22    -16       35       
  AVERAGE         18                        34    -16       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.39 1964   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      0.95   0.11     1.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.06                      0.95   0.11     1.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.62                      1.97   0.65     2.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          11.6  1970   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.4                       5.0    8.4      7.4     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       5.0    8.4      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      34.0   -6.6     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      10                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        31     16       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  667                       656     11      560       
  SINCE MAR 1    667                       656     11      560       
  SINCE JUL 1   5858                      6611   -753     6257       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  94 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
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)   46        73      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -2      1965                    
                                             1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   640 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CST   SUNSET   641 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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