Herald S erving the R egion S ince 1907
Dunn County
November 1, 2019
Killdeer, North Dakota
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Rainfall record set in September with October on a similar track By Frank Turner Country media This year’s harvest season has been unusually tough on local producers. Ceaseless rains and snowstorms have caused many headaches for farmers across the southwest North Dakota region. Although producers don’t usually wish away the rain, this harvest season has been nothing but unusual. This year’s September was the rainiest September on record for the entire state of North Dakota, according to National Weather Service Meteorologist Todd Hamilton. “Of all of North Dakota, if you take the whole amount of rainfall that we had over September, it was the wettest September we have had on record,” he said. Even with September in the rearview mirror, the excessive precipitation locally has refused to stop. For the month of October, the local southwest region of North Dakota has already received more than double the precipitation than what is considered historically “normal.” While the rain and snow have seemed relentless, Hamilton said that the weather should clear up looking into November, and the region should see less precipitation. “Typically, as we head into the winter months, our precipitation chances drop,” he said. “October and November are typically our driest months because we are getting out of the summer time pattern. It gets colder so the air can’t hold as much moisture.” November’s historic average precipitation in the region totals .5 inches for the entire month. Assuming condition do not change, Hamilton said the prediction outlook maps from the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center indicate an equal chance for above and below levels of precipitation in November. “There are equal chances for precipitation over North Dakota, but Bowman and Adams County are close to the above normal area, but again there are no strong signals for the one month outlook” said Hamilton. “Things can always change, but we should be entering a period with less precipitation.”
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PLENTY OF Playoff PEP
Killdeer cheerleaders work on giving the teams a strong send-off during a Friday pep assembly before the football team traveled to Velva and the cross country team went to Minot. HERALD / Brad Mosher
School gives fall sports teams big pep rally before start of playoffs
The new Killdeer gym was full of Cowboys Friday. They were young. They were as old as seniors. The assembly was to give a boost to two teams facing playoff competitions the next day. The football team was
preparing to travel to Velva for a first round plaoff game Saturday. The cross country was heading to the state championship meet in Minot. The volleyball eam was also honored, as they head into the final weeks of regional play before the regional playoffs begin.
Halloween and cold weather don’t mix as the ghouls and goblins try to scare up some sweets at school before they head to the annual community event at the High Plains Community Center Thursday afternoon.
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Sports: Killdeer playoff dreams end in Velva Page 4
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