723  
CDUS43 KABR 230717  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
117 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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 9 426 PM 65 2000 28 -19 49  
MINIMUM -2 1151 PM -22 1957 9 -11 3  
AVERAGE 4 19 -15 26  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.23 2022 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.37 0.49 -0.12 0.18  
SINCE DEC 1 1.18 1.75 -0.57 0.67  
SINCE JAN 1 0.62 1.07 -0.45 0.35  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 3.7 2023 0.3 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.1 7.0 -5.9 3.5  
SINCE OCT 1 22.0 28.5 -6.5 13.2  
SINCE JUL 1 22.0 28.5 -6.5 13.2  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 61 46 15 39  
MONTH TO DATE 824 1096 -272 1309  
SINCE DEC 1 3862 4194 -332 4249  
SINCE JUL 1 5307 6073 -766 5686  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 800 PM  
LOWEST 69 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 66 1958  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 10 -23 1914  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 23 2026......SUNRISE 716 AM CST SUNSET 608 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 715 AM CST SUNSET 609 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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