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CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD

1250 PM CDT WED SEP 2 2015

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...THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2015 TO 8/31/2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2015

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               30   06/02/1946
                        06/09/1915
HIGHEST            96   06/09        MM      MM       90  07/11
LOWEST             39   08/25        MM      MM       42  06/08
AVG. MAXIMUM     79.8              79.8     0.0     76.7
AVG. MINIMUM     57.9              57.1     0.8     56.7
MEAN             68.9              68.5     0.4     66.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      4               8.5    -4.5        1
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        11.92   2008
 MINIMUM         5.86   2007
TOTALS          11.94R             9.38    2.56     8.75
DAYS >= .01        28              28.9    -0.9       34
DAYS >= .10        17              18.0    -1.0       20
DAYS >= .50         9               6.3     2.7        5
DAYS >= 1.00        3               2.1     0.9        1

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      89               134     -45      117
 SINCE 7/1         62                57       5       54
COOLING TOTAL     469               451      18      292
 SINCE 1/1        477               474       3      333

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        MM
LATEST                          MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.2
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/192
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/350    DATE  08/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/160    DATE  06/14

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.20
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           71
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             18
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               12     RAIN                      16
LIGHT RAIN               31     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      42     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                      7

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

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