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CLIABR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD                                 
630 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2005

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...THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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         45    339 PM  56    1907  23     22       16       
  MINIMUM         25   1154 PM -24    1996   3     22      -15       
  AVERAGE         35                        13     22        1      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.30 1933   0.01  -0.01     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.29   0.02     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.31                      0.29   0.02     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.89                     20.13  -2.24    21.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    9.3                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     13.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     13.3                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        51    -21       64       
  MONTH TO DATE 1217                      1139     78     1003       
  SINCE DEC 1   1217                      1139     78     1003       
  SINCE JUL 1   2875                      3018   -143     2751       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  93 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE ABERDEEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        51      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    3       -25      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   812 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   
DECEMBER 26 2005......SUNRISE   813 AM CST   SUNSET   456 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 SATURDAY DECEMBER 24TH 
8 AM  2 = 30  4 = 32  8 = 30  20 = 32 
5 PM  2 = 32  4 = 32  8 = 30  20 = 32

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...THE PIERRE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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         50    245 PM  54    1999  30     20       31       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM -19    2000  10     24      -10       
  AVERAGE         42                        20     22       11      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.34 1925   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      0.34  -0.09     0.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.25                      0.34  -0.09     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.87                     19.74  -5.87    18.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    7.7                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     19.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     19.7                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        45    -22       54       
  MONTH TO DATE 1141                      1013    128      889       
  SINCE DEC 1   1141                      1013    128      889       
  SINCE JUL 1   2482                      2612   -130     2329       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE PIERRE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        56      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   10       -16      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   816 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
DECEMBER 26 2005......SUNRISE   816 AM CST   SUNSET   508 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 24 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1927 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         49    345 PM  50    1999  26     23       23       
                                      1943                          
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM -26    1983   6     21       -3       
  AVERAGE         38                        16     22       10      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.27 1949   0.01  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.31  -0.12     0.02    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.19                      0.31  -0.12     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.78                     16.87  -2.09    15.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    2.8                                               
  SINCE OCT 1      7.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      7.2                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        49    -22       55       
  MONTH TO DATE 1179                      1090     89      942       
  SINCE DEC 1   1179                      1090     89      942       
  SINCE JUL 1   2641                      2835   -194     2537       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE MOBRIDGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        51      1999                    
                                             1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -17      1996                    
                                             1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   821 AM CST   SUNSET   503 PM CST   
DECEMBER 26 2005......SUNRISE   821 AM CST   SUNSET   504 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 24 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         36    317 PM  44    1963  22     14       14       
  MINIMUM         24   1007 PM -28    1983   3     21      -12       
  AVERAGE         30                        12     18        1      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.40 1931   0.01  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.29   0.29     0.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.58                      0.29   0.29     0.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.14                     21.84  -0.70    27.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE   13.9                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     22.9                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     22.9                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        53    -18       64       
  MONTH TO DATE 1243                      1179     64     1021       
  SINCE DEC 1   1243                      1179     64     1021       
  SINCE JUL 1   2873                      3218   -345     2650       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     82          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE WATERTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        49      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    2       -24      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   805 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST   
DECEMBER 26 2005......SUNRISE   806 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.                                          


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...THE SISSETON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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         38    251 PM  50    1994  23     15       12       
  MINIMUM         30    651 PM -25    1983   5     25       -9       
  AVERAGE         34                        14     20        2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.20 1935   0.01  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.34   0.17     0.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.51                      0.34   0.17     0.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.58                     21.96   5.62    23.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    9.1                                               
  SINCE OCT 1     22.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     22.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        51    -20       63       
  MONTH TO DATE 1137                      1136      1     1004       
  SINCE DEC 1   1137                      1136      1     1004       
  SINCE JUL 1   2732                      2977   -245     2602       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  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    96           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE SISSETON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        54      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    4       -18      1996                    
                                             1937                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   807 AM CST   SUNSET   449 PM CST   
DECEMBER 26 2005......SUNRISE   808 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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