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CDUS43 KABR 202242  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
542 PM CDT TUE AUG 20 2024  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 68 1228 AM 97 1955 79 -11 75  
MINIMUM 62 236 PM 37 1950 57 5 56  
AVERAGE 65 68 -3 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.13 4.32 2002 0.09 0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.02 1.94 0.08 3.59  
SINCE JUN 1 10.53 8.84 1.69 7.21  
SINCE JAN 1 21.52 16.00 5.52 12.81  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE OCT 1 20.4 41.1 -20.7 48.1  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 21 16 5 2  
SINCE JUN 1 65 101 -36 35  
SINCE JUL 1 24 32 -8 28  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 1  
MONTH TO DATE 69 104 -35 129  
SINCE JUN 1 365 408 -43 534  
SINCE JAN 1 371 431 -60 601    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 300 PM  
LOWEST 73 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 99 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 38 2004  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2024........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT  
AUGUST 21 2024........SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 824 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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