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CDUS43 KABR 182230  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
530 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 80 327 PM 100 1976 79 1 83  
MINIMUM 60 610 AM 41 2012 57 3 68  
AVERAGE 70 68 2 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.08 2015 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.15 1.75 -1.60 4.12  
SINCE JUN 1 7.60 8.65 -1.05 16.74  
SINCE JAN 1 12.24 15.81 -3.57 24.49  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 14 -10 1  
SINCE JUN 1 51 99 -48 78  
SINCE JUL 1 5 30 -25 13  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 4 1 11  
MONTH TO DATE 85 96 -11 112  
SINCE JUN 1 512 400 112 418  
SINCE JAN 1 575 423 152 453    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 100 AM  
LOWEST 48 400 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 99 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 38 1967  
2004  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT  
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 828 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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