080  
CDUS43 KABR 230631  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
131 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 80 227 PM 98 1971 79 1 80  
MINIMUM 56 1146 PM 35 1923 57 -1 60  
AVERAGE 68 68 0 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.17 1954 0.09 -0.09 0.32  
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 2.13 -1.97 5.29  
SINCE JUN 1 7.61 9.03 -1.42 17.91  
SINCE JAN 1 12.25 16.19 -3.94 25.66  
 
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 18 -14 1  
SINCE JUN 1 51 103 -52 78  
SINCE JUL 1 5 34 -29 13  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 4 -1 5  
MONTH TO DATE 103 112 -9 145  
SINCE JUN 1 530 416 114 451  
SINCE JAN 1 593 439 154 486    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 100 AM  
LOWEST 36 200 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 98 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 37 1927  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT  
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 820 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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