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CLIATY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
528 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 22 359 PM 74 2012 39 -17 63
MINIMUM 3 1216 AM -10 1993 20 -17 29
AVERAGE 13 30 -17 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY MM 0.87 1965 0.03 MM 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.36 0.47 -0.11 0.68
SINCE MAR 1 0.36 0.47 -0.11 0.68
SINCE JAN 1 1.23 1.70 -0.47 1.14
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 6.0 1965 0.2 MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 6.6 3.5 3.1 8.1
SINCE OCT 1 34.1 33.9 0.2 21.3
SINCE JUL 1 34.1 33.9 0.2 21.3
SNOW DEPTH 3
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 52 35 17 19
MONTH TO DATE 619 667 -48 497
SINCE MAR 1 619 667 -48 497
SINCE JUL 1 6187 7007 -820 6337
COOLING
TODAY 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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 100 PM
LOWEST 66 700 AM
AVERAGE 75
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 82 1921
2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -17 1923
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 737 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 735 AM CDT SUNSET 739 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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