481  
CDUS43 KABR 180724  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
224 AM CDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 77 118 PM 99 1934 67 10 65  
MINIMUM 48 516 AM 21 1925 45 3 49  
AVERAGE 63 56 7 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.19 1961 0.10 -0.10 0.38  
MONTH TO DATE 1.29 1.50 -0.21 2.45  
SINCE MAR 1 4.03 4.56 -0.53 6.22  
SINCE JAN 1 5.42 5.79 -0.37 7.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1968 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE OCT 1 48.1 41.1 7.0 27.2  
SINCE JUL 1 48.1 41.1 7.0 27.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 2 10 -8 8  
MONTH TO DATE 119 212 -93 158  
SINCE MAR 1 2271 1993 278 2087  
SINCE JUL 1 8597 8333 264 8088  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 4 -2 3  
SINCE MAR 1 2 5 -3 3  
SINCE JAN 1 2 5 -3 3    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 600 AM  
LOWEST 30 400 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 25 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 854 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 855 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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