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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD                                 
542 PM CST THU DEC 4 2008


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...THE PIERRE SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2008


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         17    459 PM  66    1975  35    -18       52       
  MINIMUM          9    631 AM  -5    2002  16     -7       19       
  AVERAGE         13                        25    -12       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.33 1972   0.01  -0.01     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.04   0.13     0.43    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.17                      0.04   0.13     0.43    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.69                     19.44   3.25    25.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    2.8                                               
  SINCE OCT 1      4.9                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      4.9                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           52                        40     12       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  162                       157      5      170       
  SINCE DEC 1    162                       157      5      170       
  SINCE JUL 1   1723                      1756    -33     1630       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      




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THE PIERRE SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        70      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -15      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  4 2008......SUNRISE   801 AM CST   SUNSET   502 PM CST   
DECEMBER  5 2008......SUNRISE   802 AM CST   SUNSET   502 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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