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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1227 AM CST MON MAR 21 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         35    430 PM  73    1911  46    -11       50       
  MINIMUM         13    642 AM  -2    1965  23    -10       24       
                                      1951                          
  AVERAGE         24                        34    -10       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.60 1932   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      1.02   0.04     1.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.06                      1.02   0.04     1.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.62                      2.04   0.58     2.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             8.5  1927   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.4                       5.3    8.1      7.4     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       5.3    8.1      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      34.3   -6.9     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        30     11       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  708                       686     22      588       
  SINCE MAR 1    708                       686     22      588       
  SINCE JUL 1   5899                      6641   -742     6285       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  20 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SLEET                                                              
  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)   46        83      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -11      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CST   SUNSET   641 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   642 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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