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CDUS43 KABR 210645  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
145 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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 61 327 PM 91 1941 70 -9 69  
MINIMUM 54 810 AM 20 1918 47 7 56  
AVERAGE 58 58 0 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.14 2004 0.08 -0.08 0.16  
MONTH TO DATE 2.99 1.66 1.33 1.55  
SINCE SEP 1 2.99 1.66 1.33 1.55  
SINCE JAN 1 15.28 18.61 -3.33 27.21  
 
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 7 8 -1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 50 98 -48 70  
SINCE SEP 1 50 98 -48 70  
SINCE JUL 1 56 149 -93 108  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 91 40 51 57  
SINCE SEP 1 91 40 51 57  
SINCE JAN 1 743 511 232 563    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 700 AM  
LOWEST 74 1000 PM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 97 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 23 1934  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 21 2026.....SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 728 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 22 2026.....SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 726 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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