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CDUS43 KABR 182324  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
524 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 18 1005 AM 47 1923 21 -3 9  
MINIMUM 3 1232 AM -31 1970 3 0 -10  
AVERAGE 11 12 -1 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.48 1996 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.11 0.34 -0.23 0.16  
SINCE DEC 1 0.67 1.02 -0.35 0.48  
SINCE JAN 1 0.11 0.34 -0.23 0.16  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 6.2 2019 0.2 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.7 3.9 -2.2 1.8  
SINCE OCT 1 17.5 18.7 -1.2 9.6  
SINCE JUL 1 17.5 18.7 -1.2 9.6  
SNOW DEPTH 2  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 54 53 1 65  
MONTH TO DATE 760 946 -186 962  
SINCE DEC 1 2186 2409 -223 2301  
SINCE JUL 1 3631 4288 -657 3738  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 52 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY SNOW  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 1000 AM  
LOWEST 68 500 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 56 1900  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 3 -33 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 801 AM CST SUNSET 518 PM CST  
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 800 AM CST SUNSET 519 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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