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CLIABR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD                                 
132 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005

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...THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         44   1216 AM  90    1900  69    -25       48       
  MINIMUM         36    428 AM  17    1946  44     -8       37       
  AVERAGE         40                        57    -17       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.74R         0.74 1998   0.08   0.66     0.22    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.44                      0.91   0.53     1.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.95                      4.08  -2.13     3.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.99                      5.04  -2.05     4.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE OCT 1     13.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.3                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                         9     16       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  189                       131     58      130       
  SINCE MAR 1   1735                      1794    -59     1592       
  SINCE JUL 1   7626                      8175   -549     7899       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         4      0        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         7      0        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         7      0        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        97      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   855 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   857 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 12, 2005 
8 AM  2 = 40  4 = 42, 8 = 46, 20 = 50
5 PM  2 = 44, 4 = 45, 8 = 46, 20 = 49

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...THE PIERRE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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    449 PM  88    1977  70    -14       51       
  MINIMUM         41    653 AM  22    1943  45     -4       35       
  AVERAGE         49                        58     -9       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.31          1.20 1920   0.10   0.21     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.00                      1.11   0.89     1.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.80                      4.32   0.48     3.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.07                      5.38  -0.31     4.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE OCT 1     11.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     11.6                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  165                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1511                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   6503                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    2                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      4                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      4                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     66                                                       
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE PIERRE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        99      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   900 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   901 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 12 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         49    653 PM  90    1958  68    -19       42       
  MINIMUM         36    821 AM  18    1943  44     -8       34       
  AVERAGE         43                        56    -13       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.28R         0.85 1958   0.08   1.20     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.29                      0.91   2.38     0.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.00                      3.59   1.41     2.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.77                      4.33   1.44     2.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     13.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  180                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1584                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   7050                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    1                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      5                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      5                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     85                                                       
 AVERAGE    93                                                       
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THE MOBRIDGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        95      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   904 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   905 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 12 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         41   1159 PM  87    1900  67    -26       59       
  MINIMUM         35   1100 AM  19    1946  42     -7       37       
  AVERAGE         38                        55    -17       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.95          2.57 1963   0.07   0.88     0.91    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.01                      0.84   1.17     1.51    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.60                      4.10  -0.50     4.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.80                      5.15  -0.35     5.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE OCT 1     12.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     12.7                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  182                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1747                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   7504                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    3                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      5                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      5                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     79                                                       
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE WATERTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   849 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 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 12 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         42   1241 AM  89    1991  69    -27       51       
  MINIMUM         35    858 AM  19    1946  45    -10       38       
  AVERAGE         39                        57    -18       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.38          2.20 1998   0.09   0.29     0.76    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      0.97   0.84     1.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.10                      4.54  -1.44     3.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.37                      5.91  -1.54     4.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE OCT 1     13.1                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.1                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  171                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1711                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   7434                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    4                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      9                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      9                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     52                                                       
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE SISSETON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        26      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 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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