629  
CDUS43 KABR 032232  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
530 PM CDT FRI OCT 3 2008  
 
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 2008
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 63 343 PM 90 1938 64 -1 76  
MINIMUM 40 426 AM 20 1989 39 1 41  
AVERAGE 52 51 1 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.70 1990 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.19 -0.19 0.01  
SINCE SEP 1 1.96 2.22 -0.26 3.08  
SINCE JAN 1 19.66 18.91 0.75 21.00  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE OCT 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 13 14 -1 6  
MONTH TO DATE 43 40 3 22  
SINCE SEP 1 235 276 -41 210  
SINCE JUL 1 256 365 -109 239  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 500 AM  
LOWEST 36 200 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
 
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 90 1922  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 16 1935  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 3 2008.......SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 704 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 4 2008.......SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 703 PM CDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 

 
 
SOIL TEMPERATURES IN ABERDEEN FOR FRIDAY,OCTOBER 3RD  
8 AM 2" = 48 4" = 50 8" = 53 20" = 58  
5 PM 2" = 65 4" = 65 8" = 59 20" = 58  
 

 
 
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