975  
CDUS43 KABR 090852  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
252 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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 37 1246 PM 52 1963 21 16 25  
MINIMUM 22 1159 PM -30 1912 4 18 -2  
AVERAGE 30 12 18 12  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.32 1923 0.02 -0.02 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.16 -0.16 0.01  
SINCE DEC 1 0.56 0.84 -0.28 0.33  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.16 -0.16 0.01  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 2024 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.0 -2.0 T  
SINCE OCT 1 15.8 16.8 -1.0 7.8  
SINCE JUL 1 15.8 16.8 -1.0 7.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 35 52 -17 53  
MONTH TO DATE 314 416 -102 451  
SINCE DEC 1 1740 1879 -139 1790  
SINCE JUL 1 3185 3758 -573 3227  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 500 AM  
LOWEST 59 100 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 52 1958  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 4 -29 1977  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 805 AM CST SUNSET 506 PM CST  
JANUARY 10 2026.......SUNRISE 805 AM CST SUNSET 508 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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