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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1242 AM CST MON MAR 7 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         70    346 PM  77    1987  39     31       46       
  MINIMUM         33    645 AM -17    1920  18     15       25       
  AVERAGE         52                        28     24       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.04 1983   0.04  -0.04     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.23  -0.23     0.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.23  -0.23     0.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.56                      1.25   0.31     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.0  1908   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.2   -1.2      2.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.2   -1.2      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      30.2  -16.2     51.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        36    -23       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  171                       225    -54      186       
  SINCE MAR 1    171                       225    -54      186       
  SINCE JUL 1   5362                      6180   -818     5883       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  90 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
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)   39        80      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -11      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   624 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   625 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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