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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
835 AM CST MON JAN 7 2013

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...THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...

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             110   07/21/1934
 LOW              -40   01/13/1916
HIGHEST            98   08/01        MM      MM       96  07/19
LOWEST            -14   01/19        MM      MM      -29  02/08
AVG. MAXIMUM     58.0              53.6     4.4     52.4
AVG. MINIMUM     35.4              32.5     2.9     31.9
MEAN             46.7              43.0     3.7     42.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     24               9.1    14.9       10
DAYS MAX <= 32     62              80.5   -18.5       84
DAYS MIN <= 32    157             174.9   -17.9      184
DAYS MIN <= 0      19              34.9   -15.9       42

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        40.04   1977
 MINIMUM        10.53   1976
TOTALS          18.39             22.08   -3.69    20.03
DAILY AVG.       0.05              0.06   -0.01     0.06
DAYS >= .01        97              93.8     3.2       99
DAYS >= .10        39              48.0    -9.0       44
DAYS >= .50         8              13.7    -5.7       12
DAYS >= 1.00        2               3.7    -1.7        5

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM
TOTALS           26.3              35.9    -9.6     52.3
SINCE 7/1        10.7              13.7    -3.0      4.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    7366              8523   -1157     8777
 SINCE 7/1         MM              3459      MM       MM
COOLING TOTAL     788               514     274      599
 SINCE 1/1        788               515     273      599
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    49/200    DATE  05/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    61/310    DATE  06/19



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

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