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CDUS43 KABR 260721  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
121 AM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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 28 454 PM 63 1958 29 -1 55  
MINIMUM 5 702 AM -18 1919 11 -6 23  
AVERAGE 17 20 -3 39  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.22 2007 0.03 -0.03 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.50 0.57 -0.07 0.29  
SINCE DEC 1 1.31 1.83 -0.52 0.78  
SINCE JAN 1 0.75 1.15 -0.40 0.46  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 2007 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.2 8.0 -6.8 3.5  
SINCE OCT 1 22.1 29.5 -7.4 13.2  
SINCE JUL 1 22.1 29.5 -7.4 13.2  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 48 45 3 26  
MONTH TO DATE 965 1232 -267 1384  
SINCE DEC 1 4003 4330 -327 4324  
SINCE JUL 1 5448 6209 -761 5761  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 1100 PM  
LOWEST 47 200 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 60 2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -18 1962  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 711 AM CST SUNSET 612 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 614 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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