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CLIABR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD                                 
143 AM CDT SAT MAY 14 2005

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...THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         50    639 PM  97    1932  69    -19       45       
  MINIMUM         38    803 AM  24    1899  45     -7       30       
  AVERAGE         44                        57    -13       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          0.82 1958   0.08   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.56                      0.99   0.57     1.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.07                      4.16  -2.09     3.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.11                      5.12  -2.01     4.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE OCT 1     13.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.3                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                         9     12       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  210                       140     70      157       
  SINCE MAR 1   1756                      1803    -47     1619       
  SINCE JUL 1   7647                      8184   -537     7926       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         5     -1        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         8     -1        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         8     -1        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      2001                    
                                             1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      2004                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   857 PM CDT   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   858 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 FRIDAY MAY 13, 2005 
8 AM  2 = 42  4 = 44, 8 = 46, 20 = 48
5 PM  2 = 48, 4 = 48, 8 = 47, 20 = 48


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...THE PIERRE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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    603 PM  99    1941  70    -14       48       
  MINIMUM         37    629 AM  24    1953  45     -8       32       
  AVERAGE         47                        58    -11       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          2.72 1982   0.10  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.05                      1.21   0.84     1.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.85                      4.42   0.43     3.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.12                      5.48  -0.36     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       18                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  183                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1529                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   6521                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    2                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      4                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      4                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     54                                                       
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE PIERRE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      2004                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   901 PM CDT   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   902 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 13 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         58    552 PM  95    1932  69    -11       48       
  MINIMUM         34    359 AM  24    1945  45    -11       31       
  AVERAGE         46                        57    -11       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.60 1933   0.08  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.31                      0.99   2.32     0.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.02                      3.67   1.35     2.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.79                      4.41   1.38     2.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE OCT 1     13.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  199                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1603                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   7069                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    1                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      5                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      5                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     51                                                       
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE MOBRIDGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        89      1969                    
                                             1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        26      2004                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   905 PM CDT   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   906 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 13 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         47    354 PM  92    1932  67    -20       46       
  MINIMUM         37   1017 PM  25    1953  43     -6       32       
  AVERAGE         42                        55    -13       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.35 1957   0.08  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.04                      0.92   1.12     1.51    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.63                      4.18  -0.55     4.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.83                      5.23  -0.40     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       23                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  205                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1770                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   7527                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    3                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      5                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      5                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     60                                                       
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE WATERTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        94      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1973                    
                                             1921                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 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 13 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         49    459 PM  92    1932  69    -20       41       
  MINIMUM         41   1022 AM  26    1953  45     -4       32       
  AVERAGE         45                        57    -12       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          2.25 1942   0.09   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      1.06   0.91     1.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.26                      4.63  -1.37     3.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.53                      6.00  -1.47     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       20                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  191                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1731                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   7454                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    4                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      9                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      9                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96                                                       
 LOWEST     60                                                       
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE SISSETON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        95      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        30      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   557 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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