962  
CDUS43 KABR 312339  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
539 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 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 22 421 PM 54 2024 22 0 29  
MINIMUM -9 306 AM -28 1918 3 -12 19  
AVERAGE 7 12 -5 24  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.62 2011 0.02 MM 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.22 0.58 -0.36 0.17  
SINCE DEC 1 0.78 1.26 -0.48 0.49  
SINCE JAN 1 0.22 0.58 -0.36 0.17  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 7.2 2011 0.2 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 4.8 6.7 -1.9 1.9  
SINCE OCT 1 20.6 21.5 -0.9 9.7  
SINCE JUL 1 20.6 21.5 -0.9 9.7  
SNOW DEPTH 4  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 58 52 6 41  
MONTH TO DATE 1612 1634 -22 1601  
SINCE DEC 1 3038 3097 -59 2940  
SINCE JUL 1 4483 4976 -493 4377  
 
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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 400 AM  
LOWEST 47 400 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 58 1931  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 3 -33 1905  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 31 2026.......SUNRISE 749 AM CST SUNSET 535 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 1 2026......SUNRISE 748 AM CST SUNSET 537 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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