349  
CDUS43 KABR 122228  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
528 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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 56 208 PM 84 1934 59 -3 75  
MINIMUM 50 600 AM 12 1917 37 13 45  
AVERAGE 53 48 5 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.81 1943 0.07 -0.07 0.10  
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.88 -0.81 0.11  
SINCE SEP 1 3.68 3.33 0.35 1.66  
SINCE JAN 1 15.97 20.28 -4.31 27.32  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.0 1959 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE OCT 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 12 17 -5 5  
MONTH TO DATE 88 174 -86 78  
SINCE SEP 1 174 367 -193 161  
SINCE JUL 1 180 418 -238 199  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 8 0 8 28  
SINCE SEP 1 102 46 56 102  
SINCE JAN 1 754 517 237 608    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 90 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 95  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 85 1958  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 14 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 12 2026.......SUNRISE 740 AM CDT SUNSET 649 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 13 2026.......SUNRISE 742 AM CDT SUNSET 647 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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