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CLIABR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD                                 
139 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2005

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...THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         51    426 PM  94    2001  70    -19       57       
                                      1932                          
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM  24    2004  45    -11       24       
  AVERAGE         43                        57    -14       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.60 1973   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.56                      1.07   0.49     1.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.07                      4.24  -2.17     3.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.11                      5.20  -2.09     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       22                         8     14       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  232                       148     84      181       
  SINCE MAR 1   1778                      1811    -33     1643       
  SINCE JUL 1   7669                      8192   -523     7950       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         6     -2        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         9     -2        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         9     -2        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   1 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70       103      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   858 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   859 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 SATURDAY MAY 14, 2005 
8 AM  2 = 40  4 = 42, 8 = 45, 20 = 48
5 PM  2 = 46, 4 = 47, 8 = 46, 20 = 48


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...THE PIERRE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         51    506 PM  94    2001  71    -20       61       
  MINIMUM         34   1150 PM  28    2004  46    -12       28       
  AVERAGE         43                        58    -15       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.56 1908   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.05                      1.31   0.74     1.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.85                      4.52   0.33     3.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.12                      5.58  -0.46     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       22                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  205                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1551                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   6543                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    2                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      4                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      4                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89                                                       
 LOWEST     52                                                       
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE PIERRE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        96      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        29      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   902 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   903 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 14 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         51    400 PM  89    1969  69    -18       60       
                                      1932                          
  MINIMUM         32   1159 PM  26    2004  45    -13       26       
  AVERAGE         42                        57    -15       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.84 1999   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.31                      1.07   2.24     0.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.02                      3.75   1.27     2.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.79                      4.49   1.30     2.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE OCT 1     13.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  222                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1626                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   7092                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    1                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      5                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      5                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82                                                       
 LOWEST     52                                                       
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE MOBRIDGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        94      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        27      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   906 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   907 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 14 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         46    613 PM  94    1932  67    -21       52       
  MINIMUM         34    958 PM  25    1973  43     -9       34       
                                      1921                          
  AVERAGE         40                        55    -15       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.15 1908   0.08  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.09                      1.00   1.09     1.51    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.68                      4.26  -0.58     4.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.88                      5.31  -0.43     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       25                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  230                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1795                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   7552                                                 
                                                                     
 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    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89                                                       
 LOWEST     65                                                       
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE WATERTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        95      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        23      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT   
MAY 16 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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...THE SISSETON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         48    442 PM  95    2001  70    -22       54       
  MINIMUM         34    734 AM  30    1959  46    -12       31       
  AVERAGE         41                        58    -17       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.94 1957   0.09  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.03                      1.15   0.88     1.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.32                      4.72  -1.40     3.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.59                      6.09  -1.50     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       24                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  215                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1755                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   7478                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    4                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      9                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      9                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     65                                                       
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE SISSETON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70       100      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        21      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   853 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   854 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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