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CDUS43 KABR 020953  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
447 AM CDT THU OCT 2 2008  
 
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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 60 225 PM 91 1951 64 -4 71  
MINIMUM 35 608 AM 20 2003 40 -5 41  
AVERAGE 48 52 -4 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.11 1950 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 1.96 2.09 -0.13 3.07  
SINCE JAN 1 19.66 18.78 0.88 20.99  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE OCT 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 17 13 4 9  
MONTH TO DATE 17 13 4 9  
SINCE SEP 1 209 249 -40 197  
SINCE JUL 1 230 338 -108 226  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 31 26 5 82  
SINCE JAN 1 419 492 -73 697    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 100 AM  
LOWEST 53 300 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
 
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 89 1997  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 18 1974  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 2 2008.......SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 706 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 3 2008.......SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 704 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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