CDUS43 KABR 050655 CLIATY CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 155 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026 ................................... ...THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 57 259 AM 90 1949 62 -5 77 MINIMUM 39 1111 PM 19 1967 39 0 42 AVERAGE 48 51 -3 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.90 2020 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.34 -0.34 0.16 SINCE MAR 1 2.26 3.40 -1.14 4.00 SINCE JAN 1 3.13 4.63 -1.50 4.46 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1979 0.0 0.0 0.0 2014 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE OCT 1 38.8 41.0 -2.2 29.4 SINCE JUL 1 38.8 41.0 -2.2 29.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 17 14 3 5 MONTH TO DATE 65 60 5 50 SINCE MAR 1 1667 1841 -174 1550 SINCE JUL 1 7235 8181 -946 7390 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 5 1 4 0 SINCE JAN 1 5 1 4 0 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.4 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 74 600 AM LOWEST 33 500 PM AVERAGE 54 .......................................................... THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 91 1909 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 23 1944 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$