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CDUS43 KABR 222229  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
529 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 52 359 PM 92 1964 69 -17 64  
MINIMUM 47 917 AM 22 1931 47 0 43  
AVERAGE 50 58 -8 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.60 2.48 1972 0.09 0.51 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.26 1.97 -0.71 3.30  
SINCE MAR 1 3.52 5.03 -1.51 7.14  
SINCE JAN 1 4.39 6.26 -1.87 7.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2002  
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 15 8 7 11  
MONTH TO DATE 301 254 47 206  
SINCE MAR 1 1903 2035 -132 1706  
SINCE JUL 1 7471 8375 -904 7546  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 9 -7 35  
SINCE MAR 1 7 10 -3 35  
SINCE JAN 1 7 10 -3 35    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 800 AM  
LOWEST 69 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 92 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 30 1917  
 
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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