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CDUS43 KABR 010939  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
435 AM CDT WED OCT 1 2008  
 
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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 72 435 PM 87 1976 65 7 67  
1932  
MINIMUM 36 630 AM 20 1939 40 -4 49  
AVERAGE 54 53 1 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.60 1995 0.07 -0.07 0.79  
MONTH TO DATE 1.96 2.03 -0.07 3.07  
SINCE SEP 1 1.96 2.03 -0.07 3.07  
SINCE JAN 1 19.66 18.72 0.94 20.99  
 
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 11 12 -1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 192 236 -44 188  
SINCE SEP 1 192 236 -44 188  
SINCE JUL 1 213 325 -112 217  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 31 26 5 82  
SINCE SEP 1 31 26 5 82  
SINCE JAN 1 419 492 -73 697    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 300 AM  
LOWEST 31 400 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
 
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 91 1951  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 20 2003  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 1 2008.......SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 708 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 2 2008.......SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 706 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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