624  
CDUS43 KABR 210731  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
131 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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 18 1121 PM 56 1944 21 -3 -7  
MINIMUM -10 420 AM -26 1962 2 -12 -20  
1985  
AVERAGE 4 12 -8 -13  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 0.22 1982 0.02 MM T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.38 -0.24 0.16  
SINCE DEC 1 0.70 1.06 -0.36 0.48  
SINCE JAN 1 0.14 0.38 -0.24 0.16  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 2.9 1979 0.2 MM T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.1 4.3 -2.2 1.8  
SINCE OCT 1 17.9 19.1 -1.2 9.6  
SINCE JUL 1 17.9 19.1 -1.2 9.6  
SNOW DEPTH 2  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 61 53 8 78  
MONTH TO DATE 892 1052 -160 1111  
SINCE DEC 1 2318 2515 -197 2450  
SINCE JUL 1 3763 4394 -631 3887  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 95 700 PM  
LOWEST 73 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 50 1933  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 2 -30 1954  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 759 AM CST SUNSET 522 PM CST  
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 758 AM CST SUNSET 523 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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