Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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CXUS53 KABR 012100
CLAATY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
300 PM CST WED JAN 01 2025
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...THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 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 110 07/21/1934
LOW -40 01/13/1916
HIGHEST 93 08/03 MM MM 101 09/03
LOWEST -20 01/13 MM MM -21 02/24
AVG. MAXIMUM 56.7 53.3 3.4 55.6
AVG. MINIMUM 36.1 32.7 3.4 34.3
MEAN 46.4 43.0 3.4 45.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 5 9.3 -4.3 19
DAYS MAX <= 32 67 84.2 -17.2 86
DAYS MIN <= 32 163 174.1 -11.1 176
DAYS MIN <= 0 18 35.4 -17.4 23
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 40.04 1977
MINIMUM 10.53 1976
TOTALS 24.96 22.71 2.25 19.45
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.06 0.01 0.05
DAYS >= .01 98 96.3 1.7 98
DAYS >= .10 47 48.8 -1.8 43
DAYS >= .50 13 13.8 -0.8 8
DAYS >= 1.00 8 4.1 3.9 2
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 79.5 2019
TOTALS 25.1 41.1 -16.0 35.3
SINCE 7/1 7.8 14.8 -7.0 MM
DAYS >= TRACE 56 26.6 29.4 66
DAYS >= 1.0 8 12.8 -4.8 12
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 7245 8500 -1255 7949
SINCE 7/1 2776 3342 -566 MM
COOLING TOTAL 536 518 18 808
SINCE 1/1 536 520 16 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/350 DATE 05/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 63/310 DATE 06/02
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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