908  
CDUS43 KABR 040929  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
427 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008  
 
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..THE WATERTOWN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 2008  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 80 409 PM 104 1930 82 -2 81  
MINIMUM 66 1159 PM 38 1971 58 8 59  
AVERAGE 73 70 3 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.78 1984 0.09 -0.09 0.45  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.27 -0.27 0.45  
SINCE JUN 1 7.89 7.19 0.70 2.74  
SINCE JAN 1 13.67 14.11 -0.44 14.80  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE OCT 1 50.3  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 0  
SINCE JUN 1 94 122 -28 42  
SINCE JUL 1 9 33 -24 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 6 2 5  
MONTH TO DATE 21 18 3 19  
SINCE JUN 1 256 307 -51 450  
SINCE JAN 1 257 333 -76 485    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 800 AM  
LOWEST 74 300 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
 
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THE WATERTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 105 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 40 1974  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 4 2008........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
AUGUST 5 2008........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 849 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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