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CDUS43 KABR 182350  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
550 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 38 219 AM 56 1923 25 13 22  
MINIMUM 6 459 PM -37 2016 8 -2 14  
AVERAGE 22 17 5 18  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.21 1996 0.02 MM 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.44 0.39 0.05 0.13  
SINCE DEC 1 0.44 0.39 0.05 0.13  
SINCE JAN 1 28.97 22.42 6.55 24.77  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 2.0 1961 0.3 MM 0.5  
1996  
MONTH TO DATE 3.6 4.9 -1.3 4.2  
SINCE OCT 1 12.9 10.8 2.1 6.7  
SINCE JUL 1 12.9 10.8 2.1 6.7  
SNOW DEPTH 2  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 43 48 -5 47  
MONTH TO DATE 892 814 78 821  
SINCE DEC 1 892 814 78 821  
SINCE JUL 1 2337 2693 -356 2258  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 608 520 88 536    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 45 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 63 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 26.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 100 AM  
LOWEST 66 500 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 52 1894  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 8 -28 1955  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 802 AM CST SUNSET 449 PM CST  
DECEMBER 19 2025......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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