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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1225 AM CST SAT MAR 19 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         29    414 AM  77    1921  45    -16       47       
  MINIMUM         22   1159 PM -12    1923  22      0       32       
  AVERAGE         26                        33     -7       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.73          1.50 1905   0.06   0.67     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      0.89   0.17     1.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.06                      0.89   0.17     1.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.62                      1.91   0.71     2.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        9.4 R         8.2  1957   0.3    9.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.4                       4.7    8.7      7.4     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       4.7    8.7      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      33.7   -6.3     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        31      8       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  620                       625     -5      548       
  SINCE MAR 1    620                       625     -5      548       
  SINCE JUL 1   5811                      6580   -769     6245       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    22.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
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)   45        75      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -5      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   638 PM CST   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   640 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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