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CLIABR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD                                 
1258 AM CST SUN MAR 20 2005

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...THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         41    311 PM  72    1910  41      0       66       
  MINIMUM         14    447 AM -11    1965  23     -9       35       
  AVERAGE         28                        32     -4       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.05 1982   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.74  -0.58     0.50    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.16                      0.74  -0.58     0.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.20                      1.70  -0.50     1.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     13.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.3                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        33      4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  733                       712     21      609       
  SINCE MAR 1    733                       712     21      609       
  SINCE JUL 1   6624                      7093   -469     6916       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  92 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        75      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -6      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   647 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   648 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 19TH, 2005 
8 AM  2 = 23, 4 = 26, 8 = 29  20 = 32
5 PM  2 = 33, 4 = 32, 8 = 31, 20 = 32


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...THE PIERRE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         35    439 PM  77    1994  47    -12       76       
  MINIMUM          9    645 AM  -8    1965  25    -16       34       
  AVERAGE         22                        36    -14       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.74 1982   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.64  -0.29     0.93    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.35                      0.64  -0.29     0.93    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.62                      1.70  -1.08     1.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                                               
  SINCE OCT 1      9.9                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      9.9                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  585                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1    585                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   5577                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      0                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91                                                       
 LOWEST     51                                                       
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE PIERRE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        76      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -9      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   654 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   655 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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...THE MOBRIDGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         41    432 PM  67    2004  43     -2       67       
  MINIMUM         16    708 AM  -7    1965  22     -6       37       
  AVERAGE         29                        32     -3       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.12 1982   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.56  -0.41     0.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.15                      0.56  -0.41     0.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.92                      1.30  -0.38     0.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     12.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     12.2                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  611                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1    611                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   6077                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      0                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88                                                       
 LOWEST     30                                                       
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE MOBRIDGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        70      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -10      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   655 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   656 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 19 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         39    417 PM  71    2004  39      0       71       
  MINIMUM          9    655 AM -10    1944  20    -11       32       
  AVERAGE         24                        30     -6       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.75 1924   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.68  -0.57     0.41    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.11                      0.68  -0.57     0.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.31                      1.73  -0.42     1.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    2.5                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     12.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     12.7                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  752                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1    752                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   6509                                                 
                                                                     
 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     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91                                                       
 LOWEST     29                                                       
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE WATERTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        71      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -7      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM CST   SUNSET   641 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   629 AM CST   SUNSET   643 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 19 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         38    314 PM  65    2004  40     -2       65       
  MINIMUM         14    528 AM  -4    1965  23     -9       32       
  AVERAGE         26                        31     -5       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.44 1979   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.83  -0.75     0.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.83  -0.75     0.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.35                      2.20  -0.85     1.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     13.1                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.1                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  758                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1    758                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   6481                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      0                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      0                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
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     38                                                       
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE SISSETON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        65      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -5      1986                    
                                             1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM CST   SUNSET   641 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   629 AM CST   SUNSET   642 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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