877  
CDUS43 KABR 170725  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
225 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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 70 1125 AM 90 1925 72 -2 83  
MINIMUM 44 325 AM 25 1903 49 -5 60  
AVERAGE 57 60 -3 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.83 2.35 1921 0.08 0.75 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.57 1.33 0.24 0.23  
SINCE SEP 1 1.57 1.33 0.24 0.23  
SINCE JAN 1 13.86 18.28 -4.42 25.89  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 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 8 6 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 30 69 -39 64  
SINCE SEP 1 30 69 -39 64  
SINCE JUL 1 36 120 -84 102  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 7  
MONTH TO DATE 91 36 55 55  
SINCE SEP 1 91 36 55 55  
SINCE JAN 1 743 507 236 561    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 600 PM  
LOWEST 47 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 93 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 24 1900  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 18 2026.....SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 733 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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