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CDUS43 KABR 170842  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
242 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 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 55R 315 PM 54 1981 26 29 6  
MINIMUM 24 743 AM -36 1936 7 17 -12  
AVERAGE 40 16 24 -3  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.38 1938 0.02 -0.02 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.35 -0.34 0.18  
SINCE DEC 1 0.82 1.61 -0.79 0.67  
SINCE JAN 1 0.26 0.93 -0.67 0.35  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 1938 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 5.0 -4.9 3.5  
SINCE OCT 1 21.0 26.5 -5.5 13.2  
SINCE JUL 1 21.0 26.5 -5.5 13.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 25 49 -24 68  
MONTH TO DATE 541 812 -271 925  
SINCE DEC 1 3579 3910 -331 3865  
SINCE JUL 1 5024 5789 -765 5302  
 
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 700 AM  
LOWEST 41 300 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 55 1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 7 -27 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 17 2026......SUNRISE 726 AM CST SUNSET 600 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 18 2026......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 601 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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