Sheldon, Iowa

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Lat/Lon: 43.2° N 95.8° W (Google Map)

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	Current Conditions

Le Mars, Iowa (Airport)

Updated: 4:55 AM CDT on September 04, 2008

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50 °F / 10 °C

Clear

Windchill:	48 °F / 9 °C
Humidity:	82%
Dew Point:	45 °F / 7 °C
Wind:	5 mph / 7 km/h / 2.1 m/s from the NE
Pressure:	30.05 in / 1018 hPa (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1194 ft / 364 m

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KLRJ)
Wind Speed:	5 mph / 7 km/h / 2.1 m/s
Wind Dir:	40° (NE)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Sheldon	64 °F / 18 °C	Scattered Clouds	3:15 PM CDT
	Orange City	64 °F / 18 °C	Clear	3:15 PM CDT
	Spencer	67 °F / 19 °C	Partly Cloudy	2:53 PM CDT
»	Le Mars	This station is not reporting.

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KSHL)

80 °F / 26 °C

54 °F / 12 °C

Record (KSHL)

94 °F / 34 °C (1976)

38 °F / 3 °C (1956)

Yesterday

68 °F / 20 °C

43 °F / 6 °C

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Muscatine	77°F / 25°C
Monticello	73°F / 23°C
Washington	73°F / 23°C
Clarinda	73°F / 23°C
Pella	73°F / 23°C

State Lows:
Audubon	41°F / 5°C
Harlan	41°F / 5°C
Sioux City	42°F / 6°C
Carroll	42°F / 6°C
Denison	44°F / 7°C

Astronomy

September 7, 2008

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:54 AM CDT

7:46 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

6:25 AM CDT

8:15 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

5:51 AM CDT

8:50 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

5:15 AM CDT

9:25 PM CDT

Moon

3:19 PM CDT

11:42 PM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

13h 49m

Length of Day

12h 52m

Tomorrow will be 2m 53s shorter.

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Sheldon, IA

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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
65° F \| 45° F 18° C \| 7° C	58° F \| 40° F 14° C \| 4° C	68° F \| 49° F 20° C \| 9° C	72° F \| 58° F 22° C \| 14° C	72° F \| 49° F 22° C \| 9° C
Mostly Cloudy	Rain 80% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	T-storms 30% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Forecast for O'Brien

Updated: 10:53 am CDT on September 7, 2008

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Rest of Today

Cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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Tonight

Cloudy. A 40 percent chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Periods of rain. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.

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Monday Night

Mostly cloudy in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light and variable.

Tuesday

Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the early morning. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.

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Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.

Wednesday

Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 50.

Friday and Friday Night

Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Lows in the lower 50s.

Saturday

Partly cloudy. Highs around 80.

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Lions vs. Falcons	1:00 PM EDT on September 07, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 86 °F / 30 °C
Bengals vs. Ravens	1:00 PM EDT on September 07, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F / 27 °C
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Rams vs. Rams	12:00 PM EDT on September 07, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 74 °F / 23 °C
Raiders vs. Chanticleers	1:00 PM EDT on September 07, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 90 °F / 32 °C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Athletics vs. Orioles	12:00 PM EDT on September 07, 2008	Clear, 77 °F / 25 °C
Rays vs. Blue Jays	1:07 PM EDT on September 07, 2008	Scattered Clouds, High 73° F/ 23° C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Real Sociedad vs. Real Zaragoza	5:00 PM CEST on September 07, 2008	Scattered Clouds, High 86° F/ 30° C
Rayo Vallecano vs. Hércules	5:00 PM CEST on September 07, 2008	Chance of Rain, High 80° F/ 27° C
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MesoWest Hospers North , Hospers, IA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

63 °F / 17.2 °C

North at mph / 0.0 km/h / 0.0 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

1378 ft

11:40 AM CDT

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APRSWXNET Ashton IA , Ashton, IA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

62 °F / 16.7 °C

51 °F / 11 °C

66%

NNW at 4 mph / 6.4 km/h / 1.8 m/s

30.08 in / 1018.5 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

1469 ft

3:03 PM CDT

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IEM Hull , Hull, IA

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61 °F / 16.1 °C

-21 °F / -29 °C

SSE at 6 mph / 9.7 km/h / 2.7 m/s

30.08 in / 1018.5 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

1432 ft

2:50 PM CDT

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IEM Sibley , Sibley, IA

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62 °F / 16.7 °C

52 °F / 11 °C

70%

WSW at 9 mph / 14.5 km/h / 4.0 m/s

30.12 in / 1019.9 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

1515 ft

2:51 PM CDT

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IADOT Alton (IA10), Orange City, Dry

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64 °F / 17.8 °C

49 °F / 9 °C

58%

NW at 9 mph / 14.5 km/h / 4.0 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

1411 ft

3:02 PM CDT

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Sioux Center IA, Sioux Center, IA

KDCR 88.5 FM, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

63.9 °F / 17.7 °C

50 °F / 10 °C

61%

NNW at 5.0 mph / 8.0 km/h / 2.2 m/s

30.06 in / 1017.8 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

1358 ft

3:25 PM CDT

Normal

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IADOT Sibley (HW 60/HW 9), Sibley, Dry

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

64 °F / 17.8 °C

55 °F / 13 °C

72%

West at 9 mph / 14.5 km/h / 4.0 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

1574 ft

3:06 PM CDT

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IEM Rock Rapids _ Central Lyon MS , Rock Rapids, IA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

62 °F / 16.7 °C

55 °F / 13 °C

78%

North at 0 mph / 0.0 km/h / 0.0 m/s

30.11 in / 1019.5 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

1345 ft

2:52 PM CDT

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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 12:44 PM CDT on September 7, 2008 24 hour precipitation data in inches... for southeast South Dakota... southwest Minnesota... northwest Iowa... and northeast Nebraska ... Ending at noon Sunday September 7 2008. ... Southeast South Dakota... Pickstown 0.37 Sioux Falls 5se of Airport 0.20 Academy 2ne 0.19 Aurora 0.18 Chamberlain 0.18 Dell Rapids 0.16 Wessington RAWS 0.15 White Lake 0.14 Wessington Springs 0.12 Yankton Airport 0.10 Mitchell Airport 0.09 Brookings Airport 0.09 Parkston 0.08 Wall Lake 0.08 Huron Airport 0.07 Yankton 2e 0.07 Sioux Falls Airport 0.06 Oak Lake 0.05 Brookings 0.02 Centerville 0.02 Astoria 0.01 ... Southwest Minnesota... Boyd 4.5 S 0.32 Lake Benton 0.30 Marshall Airport 0.25 Pipestone Monument 0.26 Westbrook 1.4 NW 0.23 Pipestone 0.11 Jackson Airport 0.11 Tracy Airport 0.10 Luverne Airport 0.05 Lakefield 0.04 Windom Airport 0.04 Worthington Airport 0.03 Slayton 0.01 ... Northwest Iowa... broken Kettle RAWS 0.09 Sibley 3ne 0.05 Sheldon 0.04 Orange City 0.02 Galva 0.01 .End...