Climatological Report (Annual)
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CLAATY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1233 PM CST THU JAN 01 2026
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...THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2025...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 110 07/21/1934
LOW -40 01/13/1916
HIGHEST 96 06/21 MM MM 93 08/03
LOWEST -24 02/18 MM MM -20 01/13
AVG. MAXIMUM 55.7 53.3 2.4 56.7
AVG. MINIMUM 34.1 32.7 1.4 36.1
MEAN 44.9 43.0 1.9 46.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 6 9.3 -3.3 5
DAYS MAX <= 32 67 84.2 -17.2 67
DAYS MIN <= 32 161 174.1 -13.1 163
DAYS MIN <= 0 43 35.4 7.6 18
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 40.04 1977
MINIMUM 10.53 1976
TOTALS 29.09 22.71 6.38 24.96
DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.06 0.02 0.07
DAYS >= .01 109 96.3 12.7 98
DAYS >= .10 59 48.8 10.2 47
DAYS >= .50 17 13.8 3.2 13
DAYS >= 1.00 8 4.1 3.9 8
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 79.5 2019
TOTALS 37.4 41.1 -3.7 25.1
SINCE 7/1 15.8 14.8 1.0 MM
DAYS >= TRACE 57 26.6 30.4 56
DAYS >= 1.0 10 12.8 -2.8 8
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 7787 8500 -713 7245
SINCE 7/1 2871 3342 -471 MM
COOLING TOTAL 608 518 90 536
SINCE 1/1 608 520 88 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 53/210 DATE 08/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 72/350 DATE 07/27
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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