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CXUS53 KABR 011452  
CLMATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
952 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2024  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 95 04/21/1980  
LOW -10 04/05/1926  
HIGHEST 86 04/13 55 31 81 04/13  
LOWEST 19 04/04 MM MM 13 04/01  
04/06  
AVG. MAXIMUM 56.3 54.0 2.3 49.1  
AVG. MINIMUM 35.0 31.5 3.5 29.5  
MEAN 45.6 42.8 2.8 39.3  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.7 -1.7 3  
DAYS MIN <= 32 11 16.1 -5.1 20  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 6.48 2001  
MINIMUM 0.17 1934  
TOTALS 5.08 2.06 3.02 1.38  
DAYS >= .01 14 8.9 5.1 9  
DAYS >= .10 9 4.9 4.1 5  
DAYS >= .50 3 1.2 1.8 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.4 0.6 0  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL 29.5 2008  
SNOW DEPTH 25 04/12/2019  
TOTALS 0.6 5.2 -4.6 3.0  
SINCE 7/1 20.4 41.0 -20.6 MM  
SNOWDEPTH AVG. T 1  
DAYS >= TRACE 2 1.9 0.1 7  
DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.3 -1.3 2  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH MM 6 04/02  
04/05  
04/06  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 571 668 -97 748  
SINCE 7/1 6847 8121 -1274 MM  
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 MM  
 
FREEZE DATES  
RECORD  
EARLIEST MM  
LATEST MM  
EARLIEST 10/07  
LATEST 05/03    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/330  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/350 DATE 04/02  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/120 DATE 04/06  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.47  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 7  
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0  
FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2  
HAZE 0  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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