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CLIABR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD                                 
422 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         78    554 PM 103    1934  71      7       64       
  MINIMUM         57    505 AM  27    1925  46     11       43       
  AVERAGE         68                        58     10       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.81 1949   0.09  -0.09     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.56                      1.33   0.23     2.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.07                      4.50  -2.43     4.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.11                      5.46  -2.35     5.56    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE OCT 1     13.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.3                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  257                       172     85      227       
  SINCE MAR 1   1803                      1835    -32     1689       
  SINCE JUL 1   7694                      8216   -522     7996       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         9     -2        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     10                        12     -2        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     10                        12     -2        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71       100      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        26      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   901 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   559 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.                                          


&&

SOIL TEMPERATURES AT ABERDEEN FOR TUESDAY MAY 17, 2005 
8 AM  2 = 55, 4 = 55, 8 = 53, 20 = 49
5 PM  2 = 65, 4 = 64, 8 = 57, 20 = 50


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...THE PIERRE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         79    221 PM 103    1934  72      7       61       
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  32    2002  47      9       44       
                                      1930                          
  AVERAGE         68                        59      9       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.02 2000   0.10  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.09                      1.61   0.48     1.52    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.89                      4.82   0.07     4.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.16                      5.88  -0.72     4.77    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE OCT 1     11.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     11.6                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  222                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1568                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   6560                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    5                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      7                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      7                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90                                                       
 LOWEST     56                                                       
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE PIERRE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72       103      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   905 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   610 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 MOBRIDGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         73    506 PM 100    1934  70      3       63       
  MINIMUM         57    509 AM  26    1930  46     11       42       
  AVERAGE         65                        58      7       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.01R         0.89 1962   0.09   0.92     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.32                      1.33   2.99     1.23    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.03                      4.01   2.02     2.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.80                      4.75   2.05     3.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE OCT 1     13.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  244                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1648                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   7114                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    1                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      5                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      5                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90                                                       
 LOWEST     61                                                       
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE MOBRIDGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        98      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        30      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   909 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   911 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 17 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         76    513 PM  99    1934  68      8       62       
  MINIMUM         56    651 AM  21    1925  44     12       45       
  AVERAGE         66                        56     10       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          1.19 1961   0.08   0.08     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.25                      1.24   1.01     2.56    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.84                      4.50  -0.66     5.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.04                      5.55  -0.51     6.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE OCT 1     12.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     12.7                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  257                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1822                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   7579                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    4                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      6                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      6                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80                                                       
 LOWEST     49                                                       
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE WATERTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        94      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   854 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   855 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 17 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         68    548 PM  98    1934  71     -3       63       
  MINIMUM         52    327 AM  29    2002  47      5       43       
  AVERAGE         60                        59      1       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.30 1996   0.09  -0.04     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.08                      1.42   0.66     1.78    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.37                      4.99  -1.62     4.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.64                      6.36  -1.72     4.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE OCT 1     13.1                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.1                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE  248                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1   1788                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1   7511                                                 
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    4                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1      9                                                 
  SINCE JAN 1      9                                                 
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96                                                       
 LOWEST     63                                                       
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE SISSETON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        98      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        31      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   856 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   552 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.                                          


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