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CDUS43 KABR 211654  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
1154 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 84 546 PM 97 1955 79 5 82  
MINIMUM 62 338 AM 37 1950 57 5 60  
AVERAGE 73 68 5 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 4.32 2002 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 1.94 -1.78 4.12  
SINCE JUN 1 7.61 8.84 -1.23 16.74  
SINCE JAN 1 12.25 16.00 -3.75 24.49  
 
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 16 -12 1  
SINCE JUN 1 51 101 -50 78  
SINCE JUL 1 5 32 -27 13  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 4 4 6  
MONTH TO DATE 96 104 -8 130  
SINCE JUN 1 523 408 115 436  
SINCE JAN 1 586 431 155 471    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1100 PM  
LOWEST 55 600 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 99 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 38 2004  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT  
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 823 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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