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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
1224 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         58    408 PM  80    1946  51      7       54       
  MINIMUM         31    627 AM   6    1899  27      4       22       
  AVERAGE         45                        39      6       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1897   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.53                      1.81  -0.28     2.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.53                      1.81  -0.28     2.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.09                      2.83   0.26     3.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.3  1998   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.4                       8.1    5.3      7.4     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.4                       8.1    5.3      7.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      37.1   -9.7     56.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        25     -5       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  971                       989    -18      813       
  SINCE MAR 1    971                       989    -18      813       
  SINCE JUL 1   6162                      6944   -782     6510       
                                                                     
 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     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  87 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST                                        
 LOWEST                                         
 AVERAGE                                                         
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        86      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         5      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   608 AM CST   SUNSET   654 PM CST   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   606 AM CST   SUNSET   655 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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