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CLIATY

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
537 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024

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...THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         86    359 PM  99    1934  67     19       77
  MINIMUM         55    555 AM  21    1925  45     10       48
  AVERAGE         71                        56     15       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.19 1961   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.06                      1.50   0.56     1.29
  SINCE MAR 1      7.53                      4.56   2.97     4.03
  SINCE JAN 1      8.28                      5.79   2.49     5.42

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1968   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE OCT 1     20.4                      41.1  -20.7     48.1
  SINCE JUL 1     20.4                      41.1  -20.7     48.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                        10    -10        2
  MONTH TO DATE  165                       212    -47      119
  SINCE MAR 1   1745                      1993   -248     2271
  SINCE JUL 1   7012                      8333  -1321     8597

 COOLING
  TODAY            6                         1      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         4      2        2
  SINCE MAR 1      6                         5      1        2
  SINCE JAN 1      6                         5      1        2
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80           600 AM
 LOWEST     27           400 PM
 AVERAGE    54

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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        94      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   854 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   855 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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