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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1119 AM CST WED JAN 04 2023

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...THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2022...

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            110   07/21/1934
 LOW             -40   01/13/1916
HIGHEST           97   06/19         MM      MM       99  06/05
                       06/20
                       06/29
LOWEST           -20   12/22         MM      MM      -27  02/14
AVG. MAXIMUM    53.3               53.3    -0.0     56.5
AVG. MINIMUM    31.6               32.7    -1.1     35.0
MEAN            42.4               43.0    -0.6     45.8
DAYS MAX >= 90    15                9.0     6.0       17
DAYS MAX <= 32    83               84.0    -1.0       66
DAYS MIN <= 32   185              174.1    10.9      171
DAYS MIN <= 0     46               35.4    10.6       22

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       40.04   1977
 MINIMUM       10.53   1976
TOTALS         20.93              22.71   -1.78    26.79
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.06   -0.00     0.07
DAYS >= .01      100               96.3     3.7      101
DAYS >= .10       49               48.8     0.2       49
DAYS >= .50        7               13.8    -6.8       18
DAYS >= 1.00       5                4.1     0.9        9

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          79.5   2019
TOTALS          31.8               41.1    -9.3     30.7
SINCE 7/1       15.9               14.8     1.1       MM
DAYS >= TRACE     76               27.0    49.0       70
DAYS >= 1.0       11               13.0    -2.0       10

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   8784               8500     284     7589
 SINCE 7/1      3364               3342      22       MM
COOLING TOTAL    695                518     177      746
 SINCE 1/1       695                520     175       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    54/230    DATE  08/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    76/230    DATE  05/12



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

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