CXUS53 KABR 040104 CLMATY CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 804 PM CDT WED APR 03 2024 ................................... ...THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 82 03/18/2012 03/18/1921 03/23/1910 LOW -27 03/11/1948 HIGHEST 71 03/11 MM MM 38 03/15 LOWEST 5 03/28 MM MM -7 03/19 AVG. MAXIMUM 42.9 38.6 4.3 28.5 AVG. MINIMUM 21.4 19.6 1.8 10.5 MEAN 32.2 29.1 3.1 19.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 9 9.9 -0.9 24 DAYS MIN <= 32 30 27.1 2.9 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 2.8 -2.8 3 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.94 1977 MINIMUM T 1910 TOTALS 0.39 1.00 -0.61 1.36 DAYS >= .01 7 6.9 0.1 10 DAYS >= .10 2 3.0 -1.0 5 DAYS >= .50 0 0.4 -0.4 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 22.0 1975 SNOW DEPTH 9 03/15/2023 03/14/2023 03/13/2023 TOTALS 5.6 5.4 0.2 12.9 SINCE 7/1 19.8 35.8 -16.0 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 6 DAYS >= TRACE 12 3.5 8.5 15 DAYS >= 1.0 1 1.6 -0.6 5 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 5 03/26 9 03/13 03/27 03/14 03/15 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1009 1113 -104 1404 SINCE 7/1 6276 7452 -1176 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/07 LATEST 05/03 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 4/360 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/260 DATE 03/03 36/010 03/25 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/180 DATE 03/06 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.44 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 15 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 0 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 3 LIGHT SNOW 11 SLEET 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$