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CDUS43 KABR 070639  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
139 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 50 301 PM 91 2016 63 -13 80  
MINIMUM 30 215 AM 17 1976 40 -10 47  
AVERAGE 40 52 -12 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.22 2024 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.51 -0.51 0.16  
SINCE MAR 1 2.26 3.57 -1.31 4.00  
SINCE JAN 1 3.13 4.80 -1.67 4.46  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1962 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE OCT 1 38.8 41.1 -2.3 29.4  
SINCE JUL 1 38.8 41.1 -2.3 29.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 25 14 11 1  
MONTH TO DATE 116 88 28 53  
SINCE MAR 1 1718 1869 -151 1553  
SINCE JUL 1 7286 8209 -923 7393  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 5 1 4 0  
SINCE JAN 1 5 1 4 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 200 AM  
LOWEST 37 500 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 93 1916  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 21 1929  
1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 841 PM CDT  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 843 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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