028  
CDUS43 KABR 160658  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
158 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 81 353 PM 102 1937 80 1 85  
MINIMUM 59 1154 PM 44 1929 58 1 69  
AVERAGE 70 69 1 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.71 1951 0.09 -0.09 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.15 1.47 -1.32 3.61  
SINCE JUN 1 7.60 8.37 -0.77 16.23  
SINCE JAN 1 12.24 15.53 -3.29 23.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE OCT 1 38.8 41.1 -2.3 29.4  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 11 -7 1  
SINCE JUN 1 51 96 -45 78  
SINCE JUL 1 5 27 -22 13  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 5 0 12  
MONTH TO DATE 73 83 -10 82  
SINCE JUN 1 500 387 113 388  
SINCE JAN 1 563 410 153 423    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 600 AM  
LOWEST 64 500 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 101 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 45 1944  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT  
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 831 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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