Sunday,  May 5, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 289 • 13 of 31 •  Other Editions

(Continued from page 12)

• Mobridge:  4/17
• Sisseton:  4/12, 4/13, 4/17, 4/18, 4/20, 4/22, 4/23
• Kennebec:  4/23
• Timber Lake:  4/15, 4/16, 4/17, 4/18, 4/20
• Wheaton:  4/10, 4/11, 4/15, 4/18, 4/19, 4/20, 4/23, 4/24
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List of daily record low temperatures set (April 2013)
Aberdeen:  4/13 (9 degrees), 4/20 (11 degrees), 4/25 (19 degrees)
• Pierre:  4/22 (21 degrees), 4/23 (16 degrees), 4/25 (22 degrees)
• Watertown:  4/20 (9 degrees), 4/23 (11 degrees), 4/25 (17 degrees)
• Mobridge:  4/23 (13 degrees)
• Sisseton:  4/20 (12 degrees)
• Kennebec:  4/23 (8 degrees)
• Timber Lake:  4/23 (13 degrees)
• Wheaton:  4/20 (18 degrees), 4/21 (18 degrees)
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Snowfall (April 2013)
Aberdeen:  21.8 inches was 2nd all-time.  The record is 24.4 inches in 1970. 
• Watertown:  17.4 inches was 2nd all-time.  The record is 29.5 inches in 2008. 
• Pierre:  20.8 inches was highest all-time, beating the old record of 17.5 inches in 1986. 
• Sisseton:  17.2 inches was 2nd all-time.  The record is 19.0 inches in 1970. 
• Kennebec:  24.0 inches was 2nd all-time.  The record is 45.5 inches in 1995.
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Other noteworthy facts
* For Aberdeen, every single high temperature for the days of April 11th through April 20th ranked in the top 5 coldest all-time. 
• * The 13 days from April 8th through April 20th in Aberdeen had high temperatures below 40 degrees.  This is the most consecutive days below 40 degrees for any April in recorded history. 
• * Watertown had their 2nd coldest April all-time with an average temperature of 33.7 degrees.  The coldest April on record was in 1950 with an average temperature of 33.5 degrees. 
• * Timber Lake had their 2nd coldest April all-time with an average temperature of 37.3 degrees.  The coldest April on record was in 1950 with an average temperature of 35.6 degrees.

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