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CLIABR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD                                 
520 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2005

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...THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         13    351 PM  51    1966  25    -12       24       
  MINIMUM         -8    145 AM -29    1916   5    -13       -9       
  AVERAGE          3                        15    -12        8      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.54 1951   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      0.24  -0.01     0.10    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.23                      0.24  -0.01     0.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.81                     20.08  -2.27    21.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    8.3                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     12.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       62                        50     12       57       
  MONTH TO DATE 1010                       886    124      705       
  SINCE DEC 1   1010                       886    124      705       
  SINCE JUL 1   2668                      2765    -97     2453       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    659                       626     33      341       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     73           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        52      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -29      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   810 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   811 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. 

&&

SOIL TEMPERATURES AT ABERDEEN FOR MONDAY DECEMBER 19TH 
8 AM  2 = 12  4 = 15  8 = 23  20 = 35 
5 PM  2 = 18  4 = 20  8 = 24  20 = 35 

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...THE PIERRE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         18    428 PM  55    1979  31    -13       34       
  MINIMUM         -6    712 AM -18    1989  11    -17        6       
  AVERAGE          6                        21    -15       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.43 1951   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.24  -0.04     0.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.20                      0.24  -0.04     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.82                     19.64  -5.82    18.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    6.7                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     18.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     18.7                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       59                        44     15       45       
  MONTH TO DATE  969                       789    180      617       
  SINCE DEC 1    969                       789    180      617       
  SINCE JUL 1   2310                      2388    -78     2057       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1109                       919    190      688       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE PIERRE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        62      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -18      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   814 AM CST   SUNSET   504 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   814 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  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 DECEMBER 19 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         20    418 PM  51    1953  27     -7       33       
  MINIMUM         -5    810 AM -30    1927   8    -13        4       
  AVERAGE          8                        17     -9       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.11 1960   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.24  -0.10     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.14                      0.24  -0.10     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.73                     16.80  -2.07    15.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    2.8                                               
  SINCE OCT 1      7.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      7.2                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       57                        48      9       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  994                       848    146      650       
  SINCE DEC 1    994                       848    146      650       
  SINCE JUL 1   2456                      2593   -137     2245       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    835                       720    115      494       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE MOBRIDGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        61      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    8       -24      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   818 AM CST   SUNSET   501 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   819 AM CST   SUNSET   501 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  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 DECEMBER 19 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         17    300 PM  51    1923  23     -6       19       
  MINIMUM         -5    447 AM -28    1955   4     -9      -10       
  AVERAGE          6                        14     -8        5      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.18 1968   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.24   0.27     0.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.51                      0.24   0.27     0.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.07                     21.79  -0.72    27.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    8.9                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     17.9                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     17.9                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       59                        51      8       60       
  MONTH TO DATE 1025                       917    108      722       
  SINCE DEC 1   1025                       917    108      722       
  SINCE JUL 1   2655                      2956   -301     2351       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    655                       492    163      346       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE WATERTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        55      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    4       -30      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   803 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   804 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  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 DECEMBER 19 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1999 TO 1999
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         23    421 PM  51    1979  25     -2       26       
  MINIMUM          1   1205 AM -30    1983   6     -5       -9       
  AVERAGE         12                        15     -3        9      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.66 1951   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.47                      0.29   0.18     0.06    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.47                      0.29   0.18     0.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.54                     21.91   5.63    23.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    6.1                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     19.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     19.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       53                        50      3       56       
  MONTH TO DATE  959                       883     76      712       
  SINCE DEC 1    959                       883     76      712       
  SINCE JUL 1   2554                      2724   -170     2310       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    607                       628    -21      342       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE SISSETON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        52      1979                    
                                             1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -26      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   805 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   806 AM CST   SUNSET   447 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. 

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