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CDUS43 KABR 172222  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
522 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 51 1203 AM 83 1987 55 -4 59  
MINIMUM 32 732 AM 12 1953 32 0 43  
2014  
AVERAGE 42 43 -1 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.04 1975 0.07 -0.07 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.54 1.03 -0.49 1.41  
SINCE MAR 1 0.94 2.03 -1.09 2.83  
SINCE JAN 1 1.81 3.26 -1.45 3.29  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.0 1978 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 3.9 3.4 0.5 8.0  
SINCE OCT 1 38.8 39.2 -0.4 29.4  
SINCE JUL 1 38.8 39.2 -0.4 29.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 23 22 1 14  
MONTH TO DATE 402 426 -24 396  
SINCE MAR 1 1341 1539 -198 1282  
SINCE JUL 1 6909 7879 -970 7122  
 
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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 300 AM  
LOWEST 40 300 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 90 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 14 1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 818 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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