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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1237 AM CST MON MAR 14 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         31    349 PM  70    1914  42    -11       61       
  MINIMUM         12    337 AM -14    1975  20     -8       36       
  AVERAGE         22                        31     -9       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.99 1973   0.06  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.59  -0.50     0.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.09                      0.59  -0.50     0.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.65                      1.61   0.04     2.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.6           5.0  1893   0.3    0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                       3.2   -2.0      2.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       3.2   -2.0      2.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.2                      32.2  -17.0     51.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        33     10       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  431                       466    -35      386       
  SINCE MAR 1    431                       466    -35      386       
  SINCE JUL 1   5622                      6421   -799     6083       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  23 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
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)   43        73      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -22      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   632 PM CST   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   633 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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