CXUS53 KABR 011452 CLMATY CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 952 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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 95 04/21/1980 LOW -10 04/05/1926 HIGHEST 86 04/13 55 31 81 04/13 LOWEST 19 04/04 MM MM 13 04/01 04/06 AVG. MAXIMUM 56.3 54.0 2.3 49.1 AVG. MINIMUM 35.0 31.5 3.5 29.5 MEAN 45.6 42.8 2.8 39.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.7 -1.7 3 DAYS MIN <= 32 11 16.1 -5.1 20 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.48 2001 MINIMUM 0.17 1934 TOTALS 5.08 2.06 3.02 1.38 DAYS >= .01 14 8.9 5.1 9 DAYS >= .10 9 4.9 4.1 5 DAYS >= .50 3 1.2 1.8 0 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.4 0.6 0 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 29.5 2008 SNOW DEPTH 25 04/12/2019 TOTALS 0.6 5.2 -4.6 3.0 SINCE 7/1 20.4 41.0 -20.6 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. T 1 DAYS >= TRACE 2 1.9 0.1 7 DAYS >= 1.0 0 1.3 -1.3 2 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM 6 04/02 04/05 04/06 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 571 668 -97 748 SINCE 7/1 6847 8121 -1274 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0 SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/07 LATEST 05/03 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/330 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/350 DATE 04/02 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/120 DATE 04/06 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.47 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 7 LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$