291  
CDUS43 KABR 170732  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
132 AM CST TUE DEC 17 2024  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 2024
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 35 1029 AM 58 1939 26 9 34  
MINIMUM 24 1159 PM -24 1914 9 15 29  
AVERAGE 30 17 13 32  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.25 1904 0.02 -0.02 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.34 -0.29 0.03  
SINCE DEC 1 0.05 0.34 -0.29 0.03  
SINCE JAN 1 24.69 22.37 2.32 18.10  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 2016 0.3 -0.3 0.2  
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 4.3 -1.6 0.2  
SINCE OCT 1 5.2 10.2 -5.0 1.7  
SINCE JUL 1 5.2 10.2 -5.0 1.7  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 35 48 -13 33  
MONTH TO DATE 730 718 12 551  
SINCE DEC 1 730 718 12 551  
SINCE JUL 1 2167 2597 -430 2146  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 536 520 16 808    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 600 AM  
LOWEST 72 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 58 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 9 -29 2016  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 17 2024......SUNRISE 801 AM CST SUNSET 449 PM CST  
DECEMBER 18 2024......SUNRISE 802 AM CST SUNSET 449 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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