706  
CDUS43 KABR 160800  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
200 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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 40 332 PM 46 1919 21 19 35  
MINIMUM 14 1203 AM -35 1972 3 11 -2  
AVERAGE 27 12 15 17  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 0.45 1956 0.02 MM 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.29 -0.27 0.16  
SINCE DEC 1 0.58 0.97 -0.39 0.48  
SINCE JAN 1 0.02 0.29 -0.27 0.16  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 6.0 1909 0.2 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 3.4 -3.1 1.8  
SINCE OCT 1 16.1 18.2 -2.1 9.6  
SINCE JUL 1 16.1 18.2 -2.1 9.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 38 53 -15 48  
MONTH TO DATE 592 787 -195 818  
SINCE DEC 1 2018 2250 -232 2157  
SINCE JUL 1 3463 4129 -666 3594  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 900 PM  
LOWEST 59 200 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 45 1974  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 3 -26 1977  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 802 AM CST SUNSET 515 PM CST  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 802 AM CST SUNSET 516 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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