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CLIABR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD                                 
159 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2005

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...THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         45    152 PM  64    2000  35     10       31       
  MINIMUM         26   1058 PM -23    1917  16     10       22       
  AVERAGE         36                        25     11       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.23 1966   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.04                      1.08  -0.04     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       29                        40    -11       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  161                       163     -2      144       
  SINCE MAR 1    161                       163     -2      144       
  SINCE JUL 1   6052                      6544   -492     6451       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  59 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     62           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        74      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -22      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   627 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   628 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 FRIDAY MARCH 4TH, 2005 
8 AM  2 = 31, 4 = 31, 8 = 30, 20 = 30
5 PM  2 = 33, 4 = 33, 8 = 31, 20 = 31

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...THE PIERRE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         57    328 PM  75    2000  41     16       32       
  MINIMUM         23   1149 PM -18    1960  20      3       23       
  AVERAGE         40                        30     10       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.60 1966   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.47    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.27                      1.18  -0.91     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       25                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  119                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1    119                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   5111                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      0                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69                                                       
 LOWEST     26                                                       
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE PIERRE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        80      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -13      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   635 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   636 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 4 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         53    349 PM  67    2000  37     16       30       
  MINIMUM         26   1159 PM -19    1960  16     10       22       
  AVERAGE         40                        27     13       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.64 1966   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.35    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.77                      0.83  -0.06     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       25                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  119                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1    119                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   5585                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      0                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85                                                       
 LOWEST     38                                                       
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE MOBRIDGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        77      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -15      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   634 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   636 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 4 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         44    304 PM  65    2000  33     11       30       
  MINIMUM         30    129 AM -21    1960  14     16       21       
  AVERAGE         37                        23     14       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.84 1966   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.20                      1.17   0.03     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       28                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  152                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1    152                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   5909                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      0                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85                                                       
 LOWEST     62                                                       
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE WATERTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        71      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -21      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   622 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   623 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 4 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         41    138 AM  61    2000  33      8       30       
  MINIMUM         33   1144 PM -16    1952  16     17       18       
  AVERAGE         37                        25     12       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.57 1985   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
                                      1966                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.27                      1.51  -0.24     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       28                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  173                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1    173                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   5896                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      0                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89                                                       
 LOWEST     55                                                       
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE SISSETON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        72      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -13      2003                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   621 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   657 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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