460  
CDUS43 KABR 220711  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
211 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 67 443 PM 92 1964 69 -2 49  
MINIMUM 45 433 AM 28 1928 47 -2 39  
AVERAGE 56 58 -2 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.70 1909 0.10 -0.10 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.66 1.88 -1.22 3.30  
SINCE MAR 1 2.92 4.94 -2.02 7.14  
SINCE JAN 1 3.79 6.17 -2.38 7.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2022 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 9 8 1 21  
MONTH TO DATE 286 246 40 195  
SINCE MAR 1 1888 2027 -139 1695  
SINCE JUL 1 7456 8367 -911 7535  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 8 -6 35  
SINCE MAR 1 7 9 -2 35  
SINCE JAN 1 7 9 -2 35    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 400 AM  
LOWEST 37 500 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 92 1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 22 1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 859 PM CDT  
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 900 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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