Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS
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CXUS53 KABR 011412
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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