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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1238 AM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         36    142 PM  83    1910  46    -10       37       
  MINIMUM         29    730 AM -11    1951  23      6       17       
  AVERAGE         33                        35     -2       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.04 1993   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      1.09  -0.03     1.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.06                      1.09  -0.03     1.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.62                      2.11   0.51     2.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          11.7  1993   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.4                       5.6    7.8      7.4     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       5.6    7.8      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      34.6   -7.2     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        30      2       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  740                       716     24      626       
  SINCE MAR 1    740                       716     24      626       
  SINCE JUL 1   5931                      6671   -740     6323       
                                                                     
 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     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST                                         
 LOWEST                                         
 AVERAGE                                                        
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        86      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -11      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   642 PM CST   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   643 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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