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CLIABR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD                                 
351 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

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...THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         66    438 PM  97    1980  61      5       56       
  MINIMUM         36    545 AM  16    1936  36      0       32       
  AVERAGE         51                        48      3       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.90 1964   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      1.22  -0.87     0.61    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.51                      2.56  -2.05     1.88    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.55                      3.52  -1.97     3.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     13.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.3                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        17     -3       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  266                       457   -191      407       
  SINCE MAR 1   1310                      1529   -219     1299       
  SINCE JUL 1   7201                      7910   -709     7606       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         0      3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        85      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        18      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  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 APRIL 21, 2005 
8 AM  2 = 44, 4 = 46, 8 = 50, 20 = 49
5 PM  2 = 58, 4 = 57, 8 = 52, 20 = 49


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...THE PIERRE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         56    322 PM  98    1980  62     -6       61       
  MINIMUM         45    943 AM  21    1966  37      8       37       
  AVERAGE         51                        50      1       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          1.02 1971   0.07   0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.19                      1.31   0.88     0.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.80                      2.50   0.30     2.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.07                      3.56  -0.49     3.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     11.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     11.6                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  252                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1132                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   6124                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    2                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      2                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      2                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     59                                                       
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE PIERRE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        21      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  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 APRIL 21 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         65    436 PM  95    1980  60      5       58       
  MINIMUM         43    924 PM  16    1927  35      8       38       
  AVERAGE         54                        48      6       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.11 1968   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.39                      1.07   0.32     0.41    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.71                      2.11  -0.40     1.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.48                      2.85  -0.37     1.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE OCT 1     13.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  246                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1170                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   6636                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    4                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      4                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      4                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65                                                       
 LOWEST     26                                                       
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE MOBRIDGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        93      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        14      1927                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  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 APRIL 21 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         64    353 PM  95    1980  58      6       57       
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  10    1927  34      6       34       
  AVERAGE         52                        46      6       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.89 1964   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.42                      1.33   0.09     1.50    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.53                      2.63  -1.10     2.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.73                      3.68  -0.95     3.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     12.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     12.7                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  265                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1329                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   7086                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    2                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      2                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      2                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77                                                       
 LOWEST     40                                                       
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE WATERTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        87      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        18      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  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 APRIL 21 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         65    408 PM  99    1980  59      6       55       
  MINIMUM         33    612 AM  16    1936  36     -3       30       
  AVERAGE         49                        48      1       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.72 1964   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.13                      1.38  -0.25     1.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.21                      2.91  -1.70     2.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.48                      4.28  -1.80     3.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     13.1                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.1                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  262                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1321                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   7044                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    5                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      5                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      5                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
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     39                                                       
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE SISSETON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        95      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        18      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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