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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
811 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE ABERDEEN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1896 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              98   04/30/1992
 LOW               -2   04/03/1975
HIGHEST            82   04/27        MM      MM       87  04/24
LOWEST              9   04/13        MM      MM       15  04/11
AVG. MAXIMUM     45.4              57.0   -11.6     61.2
AVG. MINIMUM     24.3              31.8    -7.5     36.1
MEAN             34.8              44.4    -9.6     48.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      4               0.9     3.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     27              15.7    11.3       10
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.88   1986
 MINIMUM         0.12   1981
TOTALS           2.12              1.85    0.27     3.65
DAYS >= .01        11               7.4     3.6       13
DAYS >= .10         5               3.8     1.2        9
DAYS >= .50         2               1.3     0.7        3
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.3     0.7        0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           24.4   1970

 SNOW DEPTH        15   04/01/1975
TOTALS           21.8               3.1    18.7      0.0
SINCE 7/1        62.8              38.1    24.7     17.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      3                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= TRACE      13               2.0    11.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0         5               1.1     3.9        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        11   04/15                          0  MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     896               620     276      483
 SINCE 7/1       8705              8171     534     6602
COOLING TOTAL       0                 2      -2        1
 SINCE 1/1          0                 2      -2        8

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        MM
LATEST                          MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   5/009
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/020    DATE  04/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/020    DATE  04/09

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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