520  
CDUS43 KABR 140716  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
216 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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 76 353 PM 92 1932 66 10 87  
MINIMUM 38 412 AM 25 1953 43 -5 56  
AVERAGE 57 55 2 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.35 1957 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 1.13 -1.11 0.16  
SINCE MAR 1 2.28 4.19 -1.91 4.00  
SINCE JAN 1 3.15 5.42 -2.27 4.46  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 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 8 11 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 207 172 35 61  
SINCE MAR 1 1809 1953 -144 1561  
SINCE JUL 1 7377 8293 -916 7401  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 7  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 27  
SINCE MAR 1 5 1 4 27  
SINCE JAN 1 5 1 4 27    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 400 AM  
LOWEST 20 400 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 94 1932  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 1921  
1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 14 2026...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 851 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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