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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
525 AM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013

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...THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             106   05/30/1934
 LOW               16   05/03/1907
HIGHEST            89   05/14        MM      MM       92  05/17
LOWEST             19   05/03        MM      MM       35  05/30
                                                          05/12
AVG. MAXIMUM     64.4              67.6    -3.2     70.2
AVG. MINIMUM     44.3              44.6    -0.3     47.6
MEAN             54.4              56.1    -1.7     58.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.1    -0.1        2
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      4               2.1     1.9        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.75   1962
 MINIMUM         0.41   1992
                        1967
TOTALS           3.23              2.64    0.59     3.08
DAYS >= .01        14              10.9     3.1       10
DAYS >= .10        10               5.8     4.2        6
DAYS >= .50         1               1.8    -0.8        2
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.3     0.7        1

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            6.0   1907

 SNOW DEPTH        MM   MM
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1        47.1              35.9    11.2     19.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     343               296      47      218
 SINCE 7/1       9017              8447     570     6898
COOLING TOTAL      22                20       2       38
 SINCE 1/1         22                22       0       43

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        MM
LATEST                          MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/079
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/220    DATE  05/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/220    DATE  05/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         11

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH

THUNDERSTORM              M     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      3

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

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