796  
CDUS43 KABR 162228  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
528 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 24 154 AM 74 2015 38 -14 36  
MINIMUM 2 1159 PM -5 1949 19 -17 20  
1969  
AVERAGE 13 29 -16 28  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.08 1.00 1898 0.03 0.05 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 0.36 0.41 -0.05 0.68  
SINCE MAR 1 0.36 0.41 -0.05 0.68  
SINCE JAN 1 1.23 1.64 -0.41 1.14  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 2.2 4.2 2021 0.2 2.0 T  
MONTH TO DATE 6.6 3.2 3.4 8.1  
SINCE OCT 1 34.1 33.6 0.5 21.3  
SINCE JUL 1 34.1 33.6 0.5 21.3  
SNOW DEPTH 3  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 52 36 16 37  
MONTH TO DATE 507 596 -89 441  
SINCE MAR 1 507 596 -89 441  
SINCE JUL 1 6075 6936 -861 6281  
 
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 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 27.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 500 AM  
LOWEST 65 1100 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 77 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -14 1900  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 739 AM CDT SUNSET 736 PM CDT  
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 737 AM CDT SUNSET 737 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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