Yankton, South Dakota

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Local Time: 11:30 PM CDT on March 18, 2010 (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 42.9° N 97.4° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Cyclone Ului (Southern Pacific)

Active Advisory: Flood Warning (US Severe Weather) Active Notice: Public Information Statement

	Current Conditions

Yankton, South Dakota (Airport)

Updated: 11:15 PM CDT on March 18, 2010

43 °F

Overcast

Windchill:	36 °F
Humidity:	76%
Dew Point:	36 °F
Wind:	13 mph from the North
Pressure:	30.00 in (Steady)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Overcast 5500 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1306 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KYKN)
Wind Speed:	11.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	350° (North)
Ceiling:	5500 ft
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Nearby Airports

City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Yankton	43 °F	Overcast	11:15 PM CDT
	Wayne	47 °F	Overcast	11:10 PM CDT
	Sioux Falls	42 °F	Overcast	10:56 PM CDT
	Sioux City	49 °F	Clear	10:52 PM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KFSD)

45 °F

22 °F

Record (KFSD)

77 °F (1921)

-12 °F (1923)

Yesterday

50 °F

33 °F

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 23

Detailed History and Climate

Yesterday's State Extremes

State Highs:
Yankton	60°F
Sioux Falls	58°F
Chamberlain	57°F
Mitchell	55°F
Winner	54°F

State Lows:
Huron	26°F
Aberdeen	27°F
Mobridge	28°F
Brookings	28°F
Watertown	28°F

Astronomy

March 18, 2010

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:36 AM CDT

7:39 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

7:08 AM CDT

8:07 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

6:35 AM CDT

8:40 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

6:01 AM CDT

9:14 PM CDT

Moon

8:23 AM CDT (3/18)

11:02 PM CDT (3/18)

Length Of Visible Light:

12h 59m

Length of Day

12h 03m

Tomorrow will be 2m 56s longer.

Extended View

Waxing Crescent, 11% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	Mar 23 First Quarter	Mar 29 Full	Apr 6 Last Quarter	Apr 14 New

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Sioux Falls News

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Industrial production rises 0.1 percent in Feb

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Firefighters Work to Save Chancellor Home from Flooding

Crime of the Week: Strong Arm Robbery

Thune to vote against confirming Bernanke

Sioux Falls middle-schooler wins Mitchell spelling bee championship

Consol Energy to buy Dominion's drilling business

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Yankton, SD

43 °F

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Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
34° F \| 22° F	38° F \| 22° F	45° F \| 27° F	50° F \| 31° F	47° F \| 31° F
Chance of Snow 40% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.

Forecast for Yankton

Updated: 7:37 PM CDT on March 18, 2010
	Rest of Tonight Cloudy. Scattered light rain showers in the late evening. Light rain likely after midnight...then chance of light snow and light rain late. New snow accumulation less than 1 inch. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
	Friday Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light snow. Highs in the mid 30s. North winds 15 to 20 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Friday Night Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the evening. Lows in the lower 20s. North winds 15 to 20 mph.
	Saturday Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Saturday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. West winds 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
	Sunday Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. » ZIP Code Detail
	Sunday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s.
	Monday Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s.
	Monday Night and Tuesday Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s.
	Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light rain and light snow. Lows around 30.
	Wednesday Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of light rain. Highs in the mid 40s.
	Wednesday Night and Thursday Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 40s.
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Sports Weather

College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Redhawks vs. Cardinals	12:00 PM EDT on September 02, 2010	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Rams vs. Bulls	12:00 PM EDT on September 02, 2010	Average High 75° F/ 23° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Yankees vs. Red Sox	8:05 PM EDT on April 04, 2010	Average High 52° F/ 11° C
Phillies vs. Nationals	1:05 PM EDT on April 05, 2010	Average High 61° F/ 16° C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
FC St. Pauli vs. FC Energie Cottbus	1:00 PM EDT on March 19, 2010	Chance of Rain, High 53° F/ 12° C
MSV Duisburg vs. FC Hansa Rostock	6:00 PM CET on March 19, 2010	Chance of Rain, High 50° F/ 10° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Food City 500	1:13 PM EDT on March 21, 2010	Rain Showers, 56 °F
Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500	1:13 PM EDT on March 28, 2010	Average High 63° F/ 17° C
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HADS VERMILLION RIVER AT VERMILLION 3 SD, Vermillion, SD

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°F

North at mph

0.57 in / hr

1125 ft

10:30 PM CDT

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HADS JAMES RIVER NEAR SCOTLAND 5NE SD, Menno, SD

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1169 ft

10:30 PM CDT

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NonFedAWOS VERMILLION , Vermillion, SD

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46 °F

36 °F

66%

NNW at 13 mph

29.99 in

0.00 in / hr

40 °F

1146 ft

10:55 PM CDT

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Warnings and Notices

	Flood Warning
Statement as of 10:35 PM CDT on March 18, 2010 The Flood Warning continues for the James River near Scotland. * At 09pm Thursday the stage was 19.5 feet. * Flood stage is 13.0 feet. * Forecast... the river will crest near 19.8 feet by Sunday March 21 then begin falling. * At stages near 20.0 feet... Highway 44 between Parkston and Freeman... Highway 46 west of Irene... Stone Church Road between Highway 46 and Menno... Highway 81 north of Yankton... and the Jamesville Colony Road in northern Yankton County will all be flooded.

	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 5:34 PM CDT on March 18, 2010 ... Sioux Falls climate data up to 530 PM CDT... high temperature so far today... . 58 low temperature so far today... . 30 precipitation since midnight... .. 0.00 snowfall since midnight... ... ... . 0.0 current snowdepth... ... ... ... ... . 0 ... Huron climate data up to 530 PM CDT... high temperature so far today... . 54 low temperature so far today... . 27 precipitation since midnight... .. 0.00 snowfall since midnight... ... ... . 0.0 current snowdepth... ... ... ... ... . 0 ... Sioux City climate data up to 530 PM CDT... high temperature so far today... . 66 low temperature so far today... . 31 precipitation since midnight... .. 0.00 snowfall since midnight... ... ... . 0.0 current snowdepth... ... ... ... ... . 0 Missouri River stage... ... ... ... . 22.88 $$