000 
CDUS43 KFSD 310633
CLIFSD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1227 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005

................................... 

...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         51    552 PM  88    1943  51      0       50       
  MINIMUM         36   1137 PM  -5    1969  26     10       28       
  AVERAGE         44                        39      5       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.44          1.39 1949   0.08   0.36     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.53                      1.73  -0.20     2.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.53                      1.73  -0.20     2.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.09                      2.75   0.34     3.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.9  1949   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.4                       7.9    5.5      7.4     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       7.9    5.5      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      36.9   -9.5     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        26     -5       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  951                       964    -13      786       
  SINCE MAR 1    951                       964    -13      786       
  SINCE JUL 1   6142                      6919   -777     6483       
                                                                     
 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       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  23 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST                                        
 LOWEST                                           
 AVERAGE                                                         
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        80      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         6      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   610 AM CST   SUNSET   653 PM CST   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   608 AM CST   SUNSET   654 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$