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CDUS43 KABR 012231  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
531 PM CDT THU MAY 01 2025  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 65 146 PM 95 1959 61 4 59  
MINIMUM 50 839 AM 18 1961 38 12 39  
AVERAGE 58 50 8 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.16 1.77 1972 0.09 0.07 0.16  
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 0.09 0.07 0.16  
SINCE MAR 1 4.00 3.15 0.85 5.63  
SINCE JAN 1 4.46 4.38 0.08 6.38  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1970 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2005  
2011  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE OCT 1 29.4 41.0 -11.6 20.4  
SINCE JUL 1 29.4 41.0 -11.6 20.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 7 16 -9 16  
MONTH TO DATE 7 16 -9 16  
SINCE MAR 1 1507 1797 -290 1596  
SINCE JUL 1 7347 8137 -790 6863  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 400 AM  
LOWEST 50 300 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 89 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 17 1911  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2025...........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT  
MAY 2 2025...........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 836 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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