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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
646 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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         43   1156 AM  71    1900  41      2       49       
  MINIMUM         25   1148 PM -18    1948  19      6       26       
  AVERAGE         34                        30      4       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.93 1956   0.05  -0.05     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.43  -0.43     0.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.43  -0.43     0.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.56                      1.45   0.11     2.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            18.1  1956   0.3   -0.3      0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.3   -2.3      2.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.3   -2.3      2.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      31.3  -17.3     51.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        34     -3       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  313                       365    -52      292       
  SINCE MAR 1    313                       365    -52      292       
  SINCE JUL 1   5504                      6320   -816     5989       
                                                                     
 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    46   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    60   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    23.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  16 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        68      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -23      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   629 PM CST   
MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   630 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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