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CXUS53 KABR 011902
CLMATY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
102 PM CST SUN FEB 01 2026
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 65 01/24/1981
LOW -40 01/13/1916
HIGHEST 47 01/12 20 27 49 01/30
LOWEST -21 01/23 MM MM -20 01/20
01/21
AVG. MAXIMUM 22.3 21.4 0.9 23.8
AVG. MINIMUM 3.3 3.1 0.2 2.3
MEAN 12.8 12.2 0.6 13.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 21 23.7 -2.7 21
DAYS MIN <= 32 31 31.0 0.0 31
DAYS MIN <= 0 14 13.6 0.4 15
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.11 1979
MINIMUM T 2008
TOTALS 0.25 0.58 -0.33 0.17
DAYS >= .01 8 5.9 2.1 6
DAYS >= .10 0 1.9 -1.9 0
DAYS >= .50 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 27.0 1916
SNOW DEPTH 42 01/31/2011
TOTALS 5.1 6.7 -1.6 1.9
SINCE 7/1 20.9 21.5 -0.6 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 2 0
DAYS >= TRACE 14 5.6 8.4 14
DAYS >= 1.0 2 2.4 -0.4 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 4 01/29 1 01/15
01/30
01/31
01/16
01/17
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1612 1635 -23 1601
SINCE 7/1 4483 4976 -493 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 10/21
LATEST 05/03
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 5/300
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/340 DATE 01/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/340 DATE 01/18
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.41
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 75
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 14 SLEET 0
FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 8
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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