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CDUS43 KABR 202245  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
545 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 47 324 AM 96 1934 69 -22 68  
MINIMUM 42 359 PM 26 1907 46 -4 50  
AVERAGE 45 57 -12 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.88 1.32 1957 0.09 0.79 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.23 1.78 1.45 2.08  
SINCE MAR 1 7.07 4.84 2.23 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 7.53 6.07 1.46 8.30  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1952 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 20 8 12 6  
MONTH TO DATE 172 238 -66 184  
SINCE MAR 1 1672 2019 -347 1764  
SINCE JUL 1 7512 8359 -847 7031  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 35 7 28 6  
SINCE MAR 1 35 8 27 6  
SINCE JAN 1 35 8 27 6    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 400 AM  
LOWEST 86 200 PM  
AVERAGE 91  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 92 1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 28 1928  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2025...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 857 PM CDT  
MAY 21 2025...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 858 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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