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CLIFSD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1250 AM CST WED MAR 23 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         37    302 PM  86    1910  46     -9       51       
  MINIMUM         29   1112 PM -11    1899  24      5       21       
  AVERAGE         33                        35     -2       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.65 1979   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      1.16  -0.10     1.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.06                      1.16  -0.10     1.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.62                      2.18   0.44     2.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.1  1952   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.4                       5.9    7.5      7.4     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       5.9    7.5      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      34.9   -7.5     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        29      3       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  772                       745     27      655       
  SINCE MAR 1    772                       745     27      655       
  SINCE JUL 1   5963                      6700   -737     6352       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  18 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
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)   47        87      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -13      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   643 PM CST   
MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE   623 AM CST   SUNSET   644 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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