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CDUS43 KABR 010718  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
218 AM CDT TUE SEP 01 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 85 345 PM 94 1930 77 8 75  
MINIMUM 61 1156 PM 38 1987 54 7 62  
AVERAGE 73 66 7 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.98 1977 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 2.89 -2.69 5.29  
SINCE JUN 1 7.65 9.79 -2.14 17.91  
SINCE JAN 1 12.29 16.95 -4.66 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 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 36 -31 26  
SINCE JUN 1 52 121 -69 103  
SINCE JUL 1 6 52 -46 38  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 3 5 4  
MONTH TO DATE 162 144 18 165  
SINCE JUN 1 589 448 141 471  
SINCE JAN 1 652 471 181 506    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 600 AM  
LOWEST 23 300 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 98 1913  
1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 34 1946  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 651 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 2 2026.....SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 803 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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