405  
CDUS43 KABR 170802  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
202 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 31 328 AM 45 1974 21 10 36  
MINIMUM 2 1159 PM -26 1977 3 -1 20  
AVERAGE 17 12 5 28  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 0.40 1911 0.02 MM 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.31 -0.27 0.16  
SINCE DEC 1 0.60 0.99 -0.39 0.48  
SINCE JAN 1 0.04 0.31 -0.27 0.16  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 5.0 1935 0.2 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 3.6 -3.1 1.8  
SINCE OCT 1 16.3 18.4 -2.1 9.6  
SINCE JUL 1 16.3 18.4 -2.1 9.6  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 48 53 -5 37  
MONTH TO DATE 640 840 -200 855  
SINCE DEC 1 2066 2303 -237 2194  
SINCE JUL 1 3511 4182 -671 3631  
 
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 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 25.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 100 AM  
LOWEST 66 300 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 50 1913  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 3 -33 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 802 AM CST SUNSET 516 PM CST  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 801 AM CST SUNSET 518 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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