196  
CDUS43 KABR 180649  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
149 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 51 1203 AM 83 1987 55 -4 59  
MINIMUM 28 1159 PM 12 1953 32 -4 43  
2014  
AVERAGE 40 43 -3 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 25 22 3 14  
MONTH TO DATE 404 426 -22 396  
SINCE MAR 1 1343 1539 -196 1282  
SINCE JUL 1 6911 7879 -968 7122  
 
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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 300 AM  
LOWEST 40 300 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 90 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 14 1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 819 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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