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CDUS43 KABR 122229
CLIATY


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
528 PM CDT SUN OCT 12 2008


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...THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         65    359 PM  84    1934  59      6       62
  MINIMUM         51   1210 AM  12    1917  36     15       43
  AVERAGE         58                        48     10       53

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.53          1.81 1943   0.07   0.46     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.10                      0.82   1.28     0.27
  SINCE SEP 1      4.06                      2.85   1.21     3.34
  SINCE JAN 1     21.76                     19.54   2.22    21.26

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE OCT 1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            7                        17    -10       12
  MONTH TO DATE  160                       181    -21      111
  SINCE SEP 1    352                       417    -65      299
  SINCE JUL 1    373                       506   -133      328

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       11
  SINCE SEP 1     31                        26      5       93
  SINCE JAN 1    419                       492    -73      708
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 WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM
 LOWEST     87           100 PM
 AVERAGE    94

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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        85      1958
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        14      1917


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 12 2008.......SUNRISE   741 AM CDT   SUNSET   648 PM CDT
OCTOBER 13 2008.......SUNRISE   742 AM CDT   SUNSET   646 PM CDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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