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CLIABR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD                                 
1249 AM CST FRI MAR 4 2005

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...THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         46    428 PM  73    1905  34     12       31       
  MINIMUM          6    702 AM -15    1916  16    -10       23       
  AVERAGE         26                        25      1       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.78 1985   0.03  -0.03     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.04                      1.05  -0.01     1.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     11.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     11.6                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        41     -2       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  132                       123      9      106       
  SINCE MAR 1    132                       123      9      106       
  SINCE JUL 1   6023                      6504   -481     6413       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  93 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        64      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -23      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   625 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   627 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 THURSDAY MARCH 3RD, 2005 
8 AM  2 = 19, 4 = 22, 8 = 26, 20 = 30
5 PM  2 = 32, 4 = 32, 8 = 29, 20 = 30
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...THE PIERRE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         58    435 PM  70    2000  40     18       29       
  MINIMUM         18    724 AM -11    1960  19     -1       23       
  AVERAGE         38                        30      8       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.67 1997   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.47    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.27                      1.15  -0.88     1.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE OCT 1      6.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      6.4                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   94                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1     94                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   5086                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      0                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     23                                                       
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE PIERRE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        75      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -18      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   633 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   635 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 MARCH 3 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         57    402 PM  67    2000  36     21       29       
  MINIMUM         19    733 AM -13    1960  16      3       23       
  AVERAGE         38                        26     12       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.85 1966   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.06  -0.06     0.35    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.06  -0.06     0.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.77                      0.80  -0.03     0.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     11.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     11.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   94                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1     94                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   5560                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      0                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     28                                                       
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE MOBRIDGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        67      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -19      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   633 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   634 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 MARCH 3 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         46    409 PM  62    2000  32     14       33       
  MINIMUM         15    620 AM -20    1916  14      1       23       
  AVERAGE         31                        23      8       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.15 1985   0.03  -0.03     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.20                      1.14   0.06     1.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     10.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     10.2                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  124                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1    124                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   5881                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      0                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88                                                       
 LOWEST     45                                                       
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE WATERTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        65      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -21      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   620 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   622 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 MARCH 3 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         45    439 PM  63    2000  33     12       33       
  MINIMUM          5    716 AM -10    2002  16    -11       21       
  AVERAGE         25                        25      0       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.09 1977   0.04  -0.04     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.27                      1.47  -0.20     1.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     12.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     12.4                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  145                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1    145                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   5868                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      0                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
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     53                                                       
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE SISSETON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        61      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -16      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   619 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   659 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.                                          

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