601  
CDUS43 KABR 050719  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
119 AM CST MON JAN 05 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 42 301 PM 47 2012 22 20 8  
MINIMUM 22 458 AM -28 1912 4 18 -6  
AVERAGE 32 13 19 1  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.22 1997 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.08 -0.08 0.01  
SINCE DEC 1 0.56 0.76 -0.20 0.33  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.08 -0.08 0.01  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.0 1926 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.0 -1.0 T  
SINCE OCT 1 15.8 15.8 0.0 7.8  
SINCE JUL 1 15.8 15.8 0.0 7.8  
SNOW DEPTH 2  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 33 52 -19 64  
MONTH TO DATE 185 208 -23 223  
SINCE DEC 1 1611 1671 -60 1562  
SINCE JUL 1 3056 3550 -494 2999  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1100 PM  
LOWEST 70 300 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 57 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 4 -32 1924  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 806 AM CST SUNSET 502 PM CST  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 806 AM CST SUNSET 503 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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