Chester, South Dakota

Local Time: 7:06 PM CDT on July 12, 2009 (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 43.9° N 97.0° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Storm Carlos (East Pacific) Tropical Depression Soudelor (Western Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Dell Rapids, South Dakota (PWS)

Updated: 7:06 PM CDT on July 12, 2009

82.8 °F

Scattered Clouds

Humidity:	38%
Dew Point:	55 °F
Wind:	Calm
Wind Gust:	0.0 mph
Pressure:	28.20 in (Steady)
Heat Index:	82 °F
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	1 out of 16
Clouds:	Few 3000 ft Scattered Clouds 9000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1486 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KFSD)
Wind Speed:	0.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	18° (NNE)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Madison	75 °F	Partly Cloudy	3:30 PM CDT
	Sioux Falls	80 °F	Scattered Clouds	6:56 PM CDT
	Brookings	77 °F	Overcast	6:55 PM CDT
	Pipestone	77 °F	Clear	6:54 PM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KFSD)

86 °F

60 °F

Record (KFSD)

107 °F (1995)

48 °F (1975)

Yesterday

79 °F

60 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 5

Detailed History and Climate (KFSD)

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Pine Ridge	89°F
Philip	89°F
Buffalo	86°F
Pierre	86°F
Chamberlain	86°F

State Lows:
Sisseton	54°F
Custer	59°F
Watertown	60°F
Buffalo	60°F
Aberdeen	61°F

Astronomy

July 12, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:57 AM CDT

9:09 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:22 AM CDT

9:44 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

4:36 AM CDT

10:30 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:41 AM CDT

11:25 PM CDT

Moon

11:30 PM CDT (7/12)

11:11 AM CDT (7/12)

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 22m

Length of Day

15h 12m

Tomorrow will be 1m 27s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 74% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	7 / 15 Last Quarter	7 / 21 New	7 / 28 First Quarter	8 / 5 Full

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Chester, SD

82.8 °F

Scattered Clouds

at 7:06 PM CDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 57016

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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
77° F \| 61° F	83° F \| 67° F	81° F \| 59° F	79° F \| 56° F	76° F \| 58° F
T-storms 90% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	T-storms 60% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Warmer than today.

Forecast for Lake

Updated: 4:22 PM CDT on July 12, 2009

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Tonight

Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the early evening. Lows around 60. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

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Monday Night

Mostly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening...then thunderstorms likely after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy and breezy. Thunderstorms likely in the morning... then slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. South winds 15 to 25 mph becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent.

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Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.

Wednesday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.

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Wednesday Night through Friday

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

Friday Night

Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Saturday

Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.

Sunday

Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Reds vs. Mets	1:10 PM EDT on July 12, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F
Royals vs. Red Sox	1:35 PM EDT on July 12, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Los Angeles vs. New York	8:00 PM EDT on July 16, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 79 °F
CD Chivas USA vs. New England	5:00 PM BST on July 18, 2009	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500	2:18 PM EDT on August 02, 2009	Average High 78° F/ 25° C
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HADS RAIN GAUGE NEAR BUFFALO TRADING SD, Chester, SD

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1654 ft

6:00 PM CDT

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HADS SKUNK CREEK NEAR CHESTER 6SE SD, Dell Rapids, SD

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1569 ft

6:00 PM CDT

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Dell Rapids, SD

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82.8 °F

55 °F

38%

NNE at 0.0 mph

28.20 in

0.00 in / hr

82 °F

1486 ft

7:06 PM CDT

Normal

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HADS SKUNK CREEK NEAR HARTFORD 2NE SD, Hartford, SD

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1504 ft

4:30 PM CDT

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HADS LITTLE VERMILLION RIVER NEAR SAL SD, Salem, SD

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1509 ft

5:15 PM CDT

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HADS WILLOW CREEK NEAR CROOKS 2SW SD, Crooks, SD

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1490 ft

6:15 PM CDT

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HADS BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR BROOKINGS 1 SD, Brookings, SD

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1549 ft

6:30 PM CDT

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HADS BIG SIOUX RIVER AT DIVERSION NEA SD, Sioux Falls, SD

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1413 ft

4:45 PM CDT

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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 5:43 PM CDT on July 12, 2009 ... Sioux Falls climate data up to 530 PM CDT... high temperature so far today... . 81 low temperature so far today... . 65 precipitation since midnight... .. 0.40 ... Huron climate data up to 530 PM CDT... high temperature so far today... . 82 low temperature so far today... . 65 precipitation since midnight... .. 0.41 ... Sioux City climate data up to 530 PM CDT... high temperature so far today... . 81 low temperature so far today... . 64 precipitation since midnight... .. 1.02 Missouri River stage... ... ... ... . 17.91 $$