427  
CDUS43 KABR 130800  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
200 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 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 47 252 PM 49 1987 21 26 17  
MINIMUM 20 601 AM -38 1912 3 17 1  
AVERAGE 34 12 22 9  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.20 1899 0.02 -0.02 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.24 -0.22 0.16  
SINCE DEC 1 0.58 0.92 -0.34 0.48  
SINCE JAN 1 0.02 0.24 -0.22 0.16  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.4 1995 0.2 -0.2 0.7  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 2.8 -2.5 1.8  
SINCE OCT 1 16.1 17.6 -1.5 9.6  
SINCE JUL 1 16.1 17.6 -1.5 9.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 31 53 -22 56  
MONTH TO DATE 479 628 -149 633  
SINCE DEC 1 1905 2091 -186 1972  
SINCE JUL 1 3350 3970 -620 3409  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 200 AM  
LOWEST 45 200 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 49 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 3 -40 1916  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 13 2026.......SUNRISE 804 AM CST SUNSET 511 PM CST  
JANUARY 14 2026.......SUNRISE 803 AM CST SUNSET 512 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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