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CDUS43 KABR 170634
CLIATY

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
134 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026

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...THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         78    354 PM 101    1988  80     -2       86
  MINIMUM         57   1152 PM  45    1944  58     -1       68
  AVERAGE         68                        69     -1       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.25 1987   0.10  -0.10     0.32
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      1.57  -1.42     3.93
  SINCE JUN 1      7.60                      8.47  -0.87    16.55
  SINCE JAN 1     12.24                     15.63  -3.39    24.30

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE OCT 1     38.8                      41.1   -2.3     29.4
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        12     -8        1
  SINCE JUN 1     51                        97    -46       78
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        28    -23       13

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        3                         5     -2       12
  MONTH TO DATE   76                        88    -12       94
  SINCE JUN 1    503                       392    111      400
  SINCE JAN 1    566                       415    151      435
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           500 AM
 LOWEST     37           400 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        98      1976
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        39      1943


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT


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




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