CDUS43 KABR 180722 CLIATY CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 222 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 74 MM 99 1934 67 7 47 MINIMUM 49 MM 21 1925 45 4 37 AVERAGE 62 56 6 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.42 1.19 1961 0.10 0.32 T MONTH TO DATE 0.45 1.50 -1.05 1.45 SINCE MAR 1 2.71 4.56 -1.85 5.29 SINCE JAN 1 3.58 5.79 -2.21 5.75 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1968 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 SINCE OCT 1 38.8 41.1 -2.3 29.4 SINCE JUL 1 38.8 41.1 -2.3 29.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 3 10 -7 23 MONTH TO DATE 221 212 9 113 SINCE MAR 1 1823 1993 -170 1613 SINCE JUL 1 7391 8333 -942 7453 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 2 4 -2 35 SINCE MAR 1 7 5 2 35 SINCE JAN 1 7 5 2 35 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 800 PM LOWEST 50 200 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAYNORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 25 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 854 PM CDT MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 855 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$