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CDUS43 KABR 182223
CLIATY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
523 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 50 1205 PM 94 1934 68 -18 58
MINIMUM 46 359 PM 25 2002 46 0 35
AVERAGE 48 57 -9 47
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.08 1.35 1962 0.09 -0.01 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.53 1.59 -1.06 1.45
SINCE MAR 1 2.79 4.65 -1.86 5.29
SINCE JAN 1 3.66 5.88 -2.22 5.75
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1968 0.0 0.0 0.0
2015
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 17 9 8 18
MONTH TO DATE 238 221 17 131
SINCE MAR 1 1840 2002 -162 1631
SINCE JUL 1 7408 8342 -934 7471
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 2 5 -3 35
SINCE MAR 1 7 6 1 35
SINCE JAN 1 7 6 1 35
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 200 AM
LOWEST 86 1200 PM
AVERAGE 92
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 2009
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 28 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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