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CDUS43 KABR 182226
CLIATY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
526 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 45 345 PM 90 1985 55 -10 51
MINIMUM 24 651 AM 14 1988 32 -8 30
AVERAGE 35 44 -9 41
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.30 1977 0.07 -0.07 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.54 1.10 -0.56 1.41
SINCE MAR 1 0.94 2.10 -1.16 2.83
SINCE JAN 1 1.81 3.33 -1.52 3.29
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 3.0 2013 0.2 -0.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 3.9 3.6 0.3 8.0
SINCE OCT 1 38.8 39.4 -0.6 29.4
SINCE JUL 1 38.8 39.4 -0.6 29.4
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 30 21 9 24
MONTH TO DATE 434 447 -13 420
SINCE MAR 1 1373 1560 -187 1306
SINCE JUL 1 6941 7900 -959 7146
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 NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 77 600 AM
LOWEST 21 400 PM
AVERAGE 49
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 86 1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 11 1928
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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