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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1203 PM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012

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...THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             105   08/24/1936
                        08/04/1934
 LOW               32   08/28/1965
HIGHEST            98   08/01        MM      MM       94  08/01
LOWEST             42   08/17        MM      MM       49  08/25
                                                          08/17
AVG. MAXIMUM     81.6              79.9     1.7     80.9
AVG. MINIMUM     55.2              57.2    -2.0     58.1
MEAN             68.4              68.6    -0.2     69.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      4               2.4     1.6        2
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.67   1900
 MINIMUM         0.39   1907
TOTALS           1.92              2.78   -0.86     1.18
DAYS >= .01        11               8.0     3.0        8
DAYS >= .10         4               4.8    -0.8        1
DAYS >= .50         2               1.9     0.1        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.6    -0.6        1

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM
 SNOW DEPTH        MM   MM
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
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      35                40      -5        2
 SINCE 7/1         35                57     -22        3
COOLING TOTAL     149               150      -1      144
 SINCE 1/1        736               474     262      553

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        MM
LATEST                          MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/117
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/240    DATE  08/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/240    DATE  08/03

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.20
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           25
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
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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