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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
835 AM CST MON JAN 7 2013

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...THE SISSETON SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1900 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             113   07/06/1936
                        05/30/1934
 LOW              -37   01/24/1936
HIGHEST            99   07/02        MM      MM       97  07/19
                                                          06/30
LOWEST            -15   01/19        MM      MM      -24  01/21
AVG. MAXIMUM     58.4              54.5     3.9     53.3
AVG. MINIMUM     35.2              33.0     2.2     33.2
MEAN             46.8              43.7     3.1     43.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     19              10.3     8.7       11
DAYS MAX <= 32     62              77.9   -15.9       84
DAYS MIN <= 32    156             168.3   -12.3      166
DAYS MIN <= 0      25              33.0    -8.0       39

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        33.48   2005
 MINIMUM         8.77   1976
TOTALS          17.51             22.33   -4.82    21.41
DAILY AVG.       0.05
DAYS >= .01        98                MM      MM      105
DAYS >= .10        39                MM      MM       48
DAYS >= .50         8                MM      MM       10
DAYS >= 1.00        3                MM      MM        3

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           82.7  2010
                       2011
TOTALS           28.1                MM      MM     48.9
SINCE 7/1         9.0                MM      MM      1.8

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    7253              8285   -1032     8428
 SINCE 7/1         MM              3339      MM       MM
COOLING TOTAL     712               527     185      642
 SINCE 1/1        712               527     185      642
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    47/040    DATE  04/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    60/050    DATE  04/15



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

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