Chester, South Dakota

Local Time: 7:21 PM CST on November 12, 2009 (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone	Lat/Lon: 43.9° N 97.0° W (Google Map)

	Current Conditions

Madison, South Dakota (Airport)

Updated: 7:10 PM CST on November 12, 2009

50 °F

Clear

Windchill:	47 °F
Humidity:	87%
Dew Point:	46 °F
Wind:	8 mph from the South
Pressure:	29.54 in (Falling)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1716 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KMDS)
Wind Speed:	7.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	180° (South)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Madison	50 °F	Clear	7:10 PM CST
	Sioux Falls	55 °F	Scattered Clouds	6:56 PM CST
	Brookings	-	Clear	7:15 PM CST
	Pipestone	This station is not reporting.

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KFSD)

44 °F

22 °F

Record (KFSD)

68 °F (2001)

-6 °F (1911)

Yesterday

56 °F

43 °F

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 15

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Pine Ridge	72°F
Pierre	65°F
Winner	64°F
Chamberlain	63°F
Huron	62°F

State Lows:
Buffalo	34°F
Faith	39°F
Mobridge	40°F
Ellsworth AFB	41°F
Rapid City	42°F

Astronomy

November 12, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:19 AM CST

5:04 PM CST

Civil Twilight

6:48 AM CST

5:35 PM CST

Nautical Twilight

6:13 AM CST

6:10 PM CST

Astronomical Twilight

5:39 AM CST

6:44 PM CST

Moon

2:44 AM CST (11/12)

2:38 PM CST (11/12)

Length Of Visible Light:

10h 47m

Length of Day

9h 45m

Tomorrow will be 2m 20s shorter.

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Waning Crescent, 15% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Chester, SD

50 °F

Clear

at 7:10 PM CST

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 57016

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Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
49° F \| 29° F	45° F \| 27° F	45° F \| 25° F	43° F \| 29° F	43° F \| 29° F
Rain 70% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Mostly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Cooler than today.

Forecast for Lake

Updated: 4:00 PM CST on November 12, 2009

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Tonight

Cloudy. Patchy fog and drizzle after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.

Friday

Cloudy. Chance of light rain in the early morning... then light rain likely...diminishing in the late afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

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Friday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light rain in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows around 30. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday

Sunny in the morning...then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

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Saturday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.

Sunday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.

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Sunday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.

Monday

Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

Monday Night and Tuesday

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light rain or light snow. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 30.

Wednesday

Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

Wednesday Night and Thursday

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s.

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bears vs. 49ers	5:20 PM PST on November 12, 2009	Clear, 56 °F
Bengals vs. Steelers	1:00 PM EST on November 15, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 56 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Falcons vs. RedHawks	6:00 PM EST on November 12, 2009	Clear, 43 °F
Cardinals vs. Huskies	5:00 PM CST on November 12, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 47 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Hércules vs. Almería	9:00 PM CET on November 12, 2009	Clear, High 68° F/ 20° C
Houston vs. Los Angeles	8:00 PM PST on November 13, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 54 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Ford 400	3:30 PM EST on November 22, 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 CST

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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 CST

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Dell Rapids, SD

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53.4 °F

44 °F

69%

South at 5.4 mph

17.72 in

0.00 in / hr

1486 ft

7:21 PM CST

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

5:45 PM CST

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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

6:30 PM CST

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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

4:45 PM CST

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

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

53 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1549 ft

6:00 PM CST

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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

6:30 PM CST

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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 5:36 PM CST on November 12, 2009 ... Sioux Falls climate data up to 530 PM CST... high temperature so far today... . 58 low temperature so far today... . 50 precipitation since midnight... .. Trace snowfall since midnight... ... ... . 0.0 current snowdepth... ... ... ... ... . 0 ... Huron climate data up to 530 PM CST... high temperature so far today... . 62 low temperature so far today... . 52 precipitation since midnight... .. 0.00 snowfall since midnight... ... ... . 0.0 current snowdepth... ... ... ... ... . 0 ... Sioux City climate data up to 530 PM CST... high temperature so far today... . 65 low temperature so far today... . 47 precipitation since midnight... .. 0.00 snowfall since midnight... ... ... . 0.0 current snowdepth... ... ... ... ... . 0 Missouri River stage... ... ... ... . 13.40 $$