820  
CDUS43 KABR 081247  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
747 AM CDT SUN MAR 08 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 43 432 PM 74 2000 34 9 42  
MINIMUM 20 646 AM -19 2008 16 4 13  
AVERAGE 32 25 7 28  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.55 1983 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.18 0.18 0.00 0.60  
SINCE MAR 1 0.18 0.18 0.00 0.60  
SINCE JAN 1 1.05 1.41 -0.36 1.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.9 1983 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.5 1.7 0.8 8.1  
SINCE OCT 1 30.0 32.1 -2.1 21.3  
SINCE JUL 1 30.0 32.1 -2.1 21.3  
SNOW DEPTH 2  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 33 40 -7 37  
MONTH TO DATE 230 292 -62 256  
SINCE MAR 1 230 292 -62 256  
SINCE JUL 1 5798 6632 -834 6096  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LT FREEZING RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 800 AM  
LOWEST 65 300 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 67 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -17 1995  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 8 2026.........SUNRISE 754 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT  
MARCH 9 2026.........SUNRISE 752 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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