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CLIATY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
528 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 71 318 PM 88 2025 66 5 88
MINIMUM 55 610 AM 19 1946 43 12 58
AVERAGE 63 54 9 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.57 1963 0.09 -0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 1.04 -1.02 0.16
SINCE MAR 1 2.28 4.10 -1.82 4.00
SINCE JAN 1 3.15 5.33 -2.18 4.46
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.1 1953 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
TODAY 2 11 -9 0
MONTH TO DATE 195 161 34 61
SINCE MAR 1 1797 1942 -145 1561
SINCE JUL 1 7365 8282 -917 7401
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 8
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 20
SINCE MAR 1 5 1 4 20
SINCE JAN 1 5 1 4 20
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 59 600 AM
LOWEST 26 400 PM
AVERAGE 43
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 92 1932
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 25 1953
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 847 PM CDT
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 849 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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