CDUS43 KABR 182223 CLIATY CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 523 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 50 1205 PM 94 1934 68 -18 58 MINIMUM 46 359 PM 25 2002 46 0 35 AVERAGE 48 57 -9 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.08 1.35 1962 0.09 -0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.53 1.59 -1.06 1.45 SINCE MAR 1 2.79 4.65 -1.86 5.29 SINCE JAN 1 3.66 5.88 -2.22 5.75 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 T 1968 0.0 0.0 0.0 2015 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 TODAY 17 9 8 18 MONTH TO DATE 238 221 17 131 SINCE MAR 1 1840 2002 -162 1631 SINCE JUL 1 7408 8342 -934 7471 COOLING TODAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 2 5 -3 35 SINCE MAR 1 7 6 1 35 SINCE JAN 1 7 6 1 35 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.4 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 200 AM LOWEST 86 1200 PM AVERAGE 92 .......................................................... THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 2009 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 28 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. $$