932  
CDUS43 KABR 180824  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
324 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 MM 99 1934 67 7 47  
MINIMUM 49 MM 21 1925 45 4 37  
AVERAGE 62 56 6 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.42 1.19 1961 0.10 0.32 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.45 1.50 -1.05 1.45  
SINCE MAR 1 2.71 4.56 -1.85 5.29  
SINCE JAN 1 3.58 5.79 -2.21 5.75  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1968 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 3 10 -7 23  
MONTH TO DATE 221 212 9 113  
SINCE MAR 1 1823 1993 -170 1613  
SINCE JUL 1 7391 8333 -942 7453  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 4 -2 35  
SINCE MAR 1 7 5 2 35  
SINCE JAN 1 7 5 2 35    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 800 PM  
LOWEST 50 200 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 25 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 854 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 855 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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