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CLIATY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
224 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 74 242 PM 99 1934 67 7 47
MINIMUM 40 414 AM 23 1929 45 -5 39
AVERAGE 57 56 1 43
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.52 1962 0.09 -0.09 0.16
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 1.40 -1.37 1.45
SINCE MAR 1 2.29 4.46 -2.17 5.29
SINCE JAN 1 3.16 5.69 -2.53 5.75
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1916 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 10 -2 22
MONTH TO DATE 218 202 16 90
SINCE MAR 1 1820 1983 -163 1590
SINCE JUL 1 7388 8323 -935 7430
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 2 3 -1 35
SINCE MAR 1 7 4 3 35
SINCE JAN 1 7 4 3 35
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 76 600 AM
LOWEST 24 300 PM
AVERAGE 50
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 99 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 21 1925
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 853 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 854 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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