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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1228 AM CST THU MAR 10 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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         38    511 PM  63    1967  40     -2       52       
  MINIMUM         15    511 AM -14    1984  19     -4       28       
  AVERAGE         27                        30     -3       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.56 1992   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.38  -0.38     0.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.38  -0.38     0.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.56                      1.40   0.16     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.1  1992   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.0   -2.0      2.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.0   -2.0      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      31.0  -17.0     51.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        35      3       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  282                       331    -49      265       
  SINCE MAR 1    282                       331    -49      265       
  SINCE JUL 1   5473                      6286   -813     5962       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  50 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                                   
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST                                         
 LOWEST                                         
 AVERAGE                                                           
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        71      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -18      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   627 PM CST   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   629 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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