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CXUS53 KABR 011344  
CLM8D3  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
712 AM CST SUN NOV 1 2009  
   
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..THE SISSETON SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1932 TO 2009  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 95 10/10/1955  
LOW 4 10/26/1936  
HIGHEST 67 10/18 59 8 73 10/02  
LOWEST 19 10/13 MM MM 21 10/28  
AVG. MAXIMUM 46.8 58.9 -12.1 57.2  
AVG. MINIMUM 34.3 36.4 -2.1 36.0  
MEAN 40.6 47.7 -7.1 46.6  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 14 9.8 4.2 11  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 7.95 1998  
MINIMUM T 1933  
TOTALS 7.01 1.82 5.19 5.01  
DAYS >= .01 17 5.4 11.6 12  
DAYS >= .10 11 3.7 7.3 8  
DAYS >= .50 5 1.2 3.8 6  
DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.5 1.5 1  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL 6.0 1995  
SNOW DEPTH MM MM  
TOTALS 1.8 0.7 1.1 0.0  
SINCE 7/1 1.8 0.7 1.1 0.0  
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0  
DAYS >= TRACE 5 0.3 4.7 0  
DAYS >= 1.0 1 0.3 0.7 0  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0  
 
DEGREE_DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 749 540 209 563  
SINCE 7/1 930 787 143 760  
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0  
SINCE 1/1 323 628 -305 446  
 
FREEZE DATES  
RECORD  
EARLIEST MM  
LATEST MM  
EARLIEST 10/08 MM  
LATEST MM    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/319  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/170 DATE 10/27  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 40/170 DATE 10/27  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
 
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 31  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 0  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 78  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 3  
LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0  
FOG 0 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0  
HAZE 0  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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