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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1245 AM CST SAT MAR 26 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 25 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    507 PM  82    1910  48     -6       69       
  MINIMUM         28    800 AM  -4    1894  25      3       46       
  AVERAGE         35                        36     -1       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.39 1995   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      1.37  -0.31     1.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.06                      1.37  -0.31     1.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.62                      2.39   0.23     2.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1970   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.4                       6.8    6.6      7.4     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       6.8    6.6      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      35.8   -8.4     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        28      2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  864                       830     34      697       
  SINCE MAR 1    864                       830     34      697       
  SINCE JUL 1   6055                      6785   -730     6394       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  68 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
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)   49        78      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -4      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 26 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM CST   SUNSET   647 PM CST   
MARCH 27 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM CST   SUNSET   648 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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