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CDUS43 KABR 152229  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
529 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 72 1217 AM 95 1931 67 5 62  
MINIMUM 52 311 PM 23 1959 44 8 53  
AVERAGE 62 55 7 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.80 1.45 1962 0.09 0.71 0.12  
MONTH TO DATE 0.96 1.31 -0.35 2.06  
SINCE MAR 1 4.80 4.37 0.43 7.53  
SINCE JAN 1 5.26 5.60 -0.34 8.28  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1953 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE OCT 1 29.4 41.1 -11.7 20.4  
SINCE JUL 1 29.4 41.1 -11.7 20.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 3 10 -7 7  
MONTH TO DATE 64 192 -128 161  
SINCE MAR 1 1564 1973 -409 1741  
SINCE JUL 1 7404 8313 -909 7008  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 35 2 33 0  
SINCE MAR 1 35 3 32 0  
SINCE JAN 1 35 3 32 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 53 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 400 AM  
LOWEST 46 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 99 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 23 1929  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 851 PM CDT  
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 852 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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