Watertown Rgnl
Weather station · 44.9°N 97.1°W · 531 m above sea level
ICAO KATYStation data since 1893
Record high
35.0°C
in 1935
Record low
−5.0°C
in 1983
Average high
20.1°C
all years on record
20.6°C short of the record for 23 September
Today’s high 14.4°C against 35.0°C in 1935. A reading that beats it is flagged here automatically, once a second cycle confirms it.
All-time record high
43.3°C
- Date
- Saturday, 21 July 1934
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Watertown Rgnl, United States
- Position
- 44.90°N 97.15°W · 531 m
Highest highest in available records since 1893. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
All-time record low
−40.0°C
- Date
- Thursday, 13 January 1916
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Watertown Rgnl, United States
- Position
- 44.90°N 97.15°W · 531 m
Highest and lowest lowest in available records since 1893. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
Where Watertown Rgnl is
44.90°N 97.15°W
Watertown Rgnl
Ground · satellite
Land surface temperature for 2026-09-22, from NASA GIBS. This is the temperature of the ground seen from orbit, not the air, and it is never ranked against air readings. Cloud hides the ground, so gaps are unread rather than guessed.
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Today is already hotter than 51% of all days recorded here since 1893.
From our dataToday's high against every day recorded at this station since 1893. - 2
Between its coldest night and its hottest day, this place has swung 83.3°C.
From our dataRecord high 43.3°C against record low −40.0°C. - 3
At 07:53 UTC this morning it was 12.8°C. By 00:53 UTC it was 14.4°C. The night never stood a chance.
From our dataToday so far at this station, in local time.
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Every year on record
1893 to 2026
Annual average · °C
Trend over 126 years with data: -0.00 °C per decade
Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily. Years the station did not cover are left as gaps, never joined across. The dashed line is a least squares trend through the years that have data.
Records by month
Jan
18.3°
−40.0°
Feb
18.9°
−38.9°
Mar
27.8°
−32.8°
Apr
35.0°
−23.3°
May
41.1°
−8.9°
Jun
41.7°
−3.9°
Jul
43.3°
1.7°
Aug
40.6°
0.0°
Sep
40.0°
Recent days
| Day | High | At | Low | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | 14.4°C | 00:53 UTC | 12.8°C | 07:53 UTC |
| 2026-09-22 | 18.3°C | 21:53 UTC | 12.2°C | 15:01 UTC |
Nearby stations
- Milbank MuniUnited States58.6 km
- De Smet/Wilder ArptUS61.7 km
- Brookings RgnlUnited States71.4 km
- Ortonville MuniUnited States71.9 km
- Canby MuniUnited States72.8 km
- Madison/Lac Qui Parle CntyUnited States77.1 km
Data sources for this page
| Figure | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Right now, today so far | NOAA Aviation Weather Center (METAR) and NOAA NWS WMO bulletins (SYNOP) | Measured, station |
| All-time, monthly and on-this-day records | NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network daily (GHCN-Daily), 1893 to 2026 | Measured, station |
| Nearby stations and distances | Computed from station positions in our own database | Calculated |