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CLIABR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD                                 
127 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2005

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...THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         79    418 PM  92    2000  66     13       88       
  MINIMUM         36    215 AM  24    1968  41     -5       48       
  AVERAGE         58                        54      4       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.39 1950   0.07  -0.07     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.35  -0.35     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.51                      3.52  -3.01     2.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.55                      4.48  -2.93     3.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE OCT 1     13.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.3                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        11     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  110                        61     49       76       
  SINCE MAR 1   1656                      1724    -68     1538       
  SINCE JUL 1   7547                      8105   -558     7845       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         3      0        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         3      0        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  75 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        23      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   847 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   848 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 MAY 5, 2005 
8 AM  2 = 46, 4 = 47, 8 = 48, 20 = 46
5 PM  2 = 65, 4 = 62, 8 = 53, 20 = 46
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...THE PIERRE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         78    344 PM  97    2000  68     10       95       
  MINIMUM         37    443 AM  22    1944  42     -5       55       
  AVERAGE         58                        55      3       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.85 1999   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.45  -0.45     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.80                      3.66  -0.86     2.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.07                      4.72  -1.65     3.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE OCT 1     11.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     11.6                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   95                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1441                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   6433                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      2                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      2                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     24                                                       
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE PIERRE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        89      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   853 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 MAY 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         75    440 PM  93    1939  66      9       86       
  MINIMUM         42    553 AM  18    1944  41      1       53       
  AVERAGE         59                        54      5       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.97 1999   0.07  -0.07     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.35  -0.35     0.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.71                      3.03  -1.32     1.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.48                      3.77  -1.29     2.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     13.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  101                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1505                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   6971                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      4                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      4                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77                                                       
 LOWEST     22                                                       
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE MOBRIDGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        87      1992                    
                                             1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        22      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   855 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   856 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 MAY 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         75    201 PM  91    1909  64     11       89       
  MINIMUM         44    423 AM  23    1944  39      5       46       
  AVERAGE         60                        52      8       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.57 1949   0.07  -0.05     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.35  -0.31     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.63                      3.61  -1.98     2.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.83                      4.66  -1.83     3.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE OCT 1     12.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     12.7                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  105                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1670                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   7427                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      2                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      2                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80                                                       
 LOWEST     33                                                       
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE WATERTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        89      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        17      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 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 MAY 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         78    352 PM  93    2000  66     12       88       
  MINIMUM         46   1159 PM  26    1944  42      4       39       
  AVERAGE         62                        54      8       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1949   0.08  -0.08     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.40  -0.39     0.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.30                      3.97  -2.67     2.36    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.57                      5.34  -2.77     3.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE OCT 1     13.1                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.1                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   95                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1635                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   7358                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      5                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      5                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    59                                                       
 LOWEST     19                                                       
 AVERAGE    39                                                       
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THE SISSETON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        22      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 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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