955  
CDUS43 KABR 120948  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
446 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008  
 
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 11 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 67 849 AM 96 1931 72 -5 58  
MINIMUM 49 1159 PM 25 1898 47 2 42  
AVERAGE 58 60 -2 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.06 3.15 1901 0.07 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.86 0.82 0.04 1.21  
SINCE SEP 1 0.86 0.82 0.04 1.21  
SINCE JAN 1 18.56 17.51 1.05 19.13  
 
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 7 6 1 15  
MONTH TO DATE 100 57 43 45  
SINCE SEP 1 100 57 43 45  
SINCE JUL 1 121 146 -25 74  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 13 20 -7 56  
SINCE SEP 1 13 20 -7 56  
SINCE JAN 1 401 486 -85 671    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 78 500 PM  
AVERAGE 89  
 
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 96 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 24 1902  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 12 2008.....SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 13 2008.....SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 742 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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