185  
CDUS43 KABR 172225  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
525 PM CDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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 69 1116 AM 93 1988 71 -2 70  
MINIMUM 56 728 AM 24 1900 48 8 58  
AVERAGE 63 60 3 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.07 1942 0.09 -0.09 0.30  
MONTH TO DATE 1.57 1.42 0.15 0.53  
SINCE SEP 1 1.57 1.42 0.15 0.53  
SINCE JAN 1 13.86 18.37 -4.51 26.19  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1918 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 2 7 -5 1  
MONTH TO DATE 32 76 -44 65  
SINCE SEP 1 32 76 -44 65  
SINCE JUL 1 38 127 -89 103  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 91 37 54 55  
SINCE SEP 1 91 37 54 55  
SINCE JAN 1 743 508 235 561    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 68 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1940  
1984  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 23 1929  
 
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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