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CLMATY

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
912 AM CDT SAT APR 01 2023

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...THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             82   03/18/2012
                       03/18/1921
                       03/23/1910
 LOW             -27   03/11/1948
HIGHEST           38   03/15         MM      MM       62  03/20
LOWEST            -7   03/19         MM      MM       -4  03/12
AVG. MAXIMUM    28.5               38.6   -10.1     38.9
AVG. MINIMUM    10.5               19.6    -9.1     19.3
MEAN            19.5               29.1    -9.6     29.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    24               10.0    14.0        8
DAYS MIN <= 32    31               27.1     3.9       29
DAYS MIN <= 0      3                2.8     0.2        2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.94   1977
 MINIMUM           T   1910
TOTALS          1.36               1.00    0.36     0.26
DAYS >= .01       10                6.9     3.1        4
DAYS >= .10        5                3.0     2.0        1
DAYS >= .50        0                0.4    -0.4        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.1    -0.1        0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          22.0   1975
 SNOW DEPTH        6   03/11/2021
TOTALS          12.9                5.4     7.5      1.7
SINCE 7/1       45.1               35.8     9.3       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     6                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE     15                4.0    11.0       10
DAYS >= 1.0        5                2.0     3.0        1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        9R  03/13                           1  03/31
                       03/14
                       03/15

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1404               1113     291     1105
 SINCE 7/1      7730               7452     278       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        09/28
LATEST                          04/27
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/000
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/340    DATE  03/16
                                37/020          03/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    50/040    DATE  03/31

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.55
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         11

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     84

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              2
LT FREEZING RAIN          6     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW               14     SLEET                      0
FOG                      24     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      9
HAZE                      8

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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