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CLIABR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD                                 
1243 AM CST MON FEB 28 2005

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...THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1896 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         26    327 PM  61    1921  33     -7       50       
  MINIMUM         16   1016 PM -23    2001  14      2       31       
  AVERAGE         21                        23     -2       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.02 1958   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.45   0.18     0.18    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.37                      1.31   0.06     1.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.04                      0.93   0.11     0.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    5.6                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     11.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     11.6                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        42      2       24       
  MONTH TO DATE 1138                      1270   -132     1295       
  SINCE DEC 1   4089                      4454   -365     4304       
  SINCE JUL 1   5837                      6333   -496     6249       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  50 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        59      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -27      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   620 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   621 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

&&

SOIL TEMPERATURES AT ABERDEEN FOR SUNDAY FEBRUARY 27TH, 2005 
8 AM  2 = 25, 4 = 26, 8 = 28, 20 = 30
5 PM  2 = 27, 4 = 27, 8 = 28, 20 = 30
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...THE PIERRE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 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         42    241 PM  68    1998  39      3       63       
  MINIMUM         21   1159 PM -12    1962  18      3       34       
  AVERAGE         32                        29      3       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.02 1958   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.52  -0.42     0.10    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.31                      1.52  -1.21     0.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.27                      1.04  -0.77     0.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    2.0                                               
  SINCE OCT 1      6.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      6.4                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  915                                                 
  SINCE DEC 1   3510                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   4950                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE DEC 1      0                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88                                                       
 LOWEST     34                                                       
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE PIERRE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        63      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -24      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   628 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   629 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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...THE MOBRIDGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1927 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         39    334 PM  65    1988  35      4       56       
  MINIMUM         17   1159 PM -21    1941  15      2       33       
  AVERAGE         28                        25      3       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.60 1930   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.39   0.05     0.05    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.80                      1.10  -0.30     0.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.77                      0.72   0.05     0.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    6.8                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     11.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     11.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE 1026                                                 
  SINCE DEC 1   3826                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   5421                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE DEC 1      0                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88                                                       
 LOWEST     44                                                       
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE MOBRIDGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        59      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -26      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   628 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   629 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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...THE WATERTOWN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 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         34   1200 AM  60    1921  31      3       42       
  MINIMUM         18   1159 PM -23    1962  12      6       31       
  AVERAGE         26                        22      4       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.49 1948   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.65                      0.45   0.20     0.50    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.27                      1.41  -0.14     1.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.20                      1.02   0.18     1.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    4.5                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     10.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     10.2                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE 1120                                                 
  SINCE DEC 1   4077                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   5706                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE DEC 1      0                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96                                                       
 LOWEST     74                                                       
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE WATERTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        58      2000                    
                                             1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -31      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   616 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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...THE SISSETON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1932 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         28   1240 AM  60    1932  32     -4       49       
  MINIMUM         19   1159 PM -17    1962  14      5       32       
  AVERAGE         24                        23      1       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.98 1958   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.61  -0.03     0.20    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.54                      1.80  -0.26     1.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.27                      1.34  -0.07     0.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    5.1                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     12.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     12.4                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE 1136                                                 
  SINCE DEC 1   4071                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   5669                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE DEC 1      0                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     74                                                       
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE SISSETON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        66      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -25      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   614 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   615 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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