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CLIABR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD                                 
135 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2005

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...THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         63    414 PM  74    2000  35     28       32       
  MINIMUM         23    636 AM -22    1919  17      6       24       
  AVERAGE         43                        26     17       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.02 1983   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.04                      1.11  -0.07     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       22                        40    -18       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  183                       203    -20      181       
  SINCE MAR 1    183                       203    -20      181       
  SINCE JUL 1   6074                      6584   -510     6488       
                                                                     
 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     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        69      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -16      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   628 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   701 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.                                          

&&

SOIL TEMPERATURES AT ABERDEEN FOR SATURDAY MARCH 5TH, 2005 
8 AM  2 = 30, 4 = 31, 8 = 31, 20 = 31
5 PM  2 = 36, 4 = 35, 8 = 32, 20 = 31

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...THE PIERRE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         70    325 PM  80    2000  41     29       34       
  MINIMUM         22    744 AM -13    1989  20      2       29       
  AVERAGE         46                        31     15       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.97 1933   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.47    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.27                      1.21  -0.94     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       19                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  138                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1    138                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   5130                                                 
                                                                     
 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 (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
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     15                                                       
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE PIERRE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        71      2000                    
                                             1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -10      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   637 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 5 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         69    437 PM  77    2000  37     32       31       
  MINIMUM         22    243 AM -15    1955  17      5       19       
  AVERAGE         46                        27     19       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.04 1983   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.35    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.77                      0.86  -0.09     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       19                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  138                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1    138                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   5604                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      0                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96                                                       
 LOWEST     17                                                       
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE MOBRIDGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        68      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -20      1932                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   637 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 5 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         55    339 PM  71    2000  33     22       30       
  MINIMUM         25    704 AM -21    1960  15     10       24       
  AVERAGE         40                        24     16       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.37 1973   0.03  -0.03     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.27    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.27    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.20                      1.20   0.00     1.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     10.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     10.2                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  177                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1    177                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   5934                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      0                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     46                                                       
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE WATERTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        73      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -16      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   623 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   624 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 5 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         57    500 PM  72    2000  34     23       31       
  MINIMUM         30    725 AM -13    2003  17     13       24       
  AVERAGE         44                        25     19       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.41 1935   0.04  -0.04     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.60    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.27                      1.55  -0.28     1.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     12.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     12.4                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  194                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1    194                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   5917                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      0                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
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     43                                                       
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE SISSETON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        71      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -12      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   622 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   655 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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