Average Temperature in Watertown by Year

This page contains a list of the average yearly high and low temperatures in Watertown, South Dakota for each year between 1898 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest Year Ever in Watertown?

1931 was the warmest year in the history of Watertown, South Dakota. The average daily high temperature was 61.2 °F, and the average low was 36.2 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year Ever in Watertown?

1917 was the coolest year in the history of Watertown, South Dakota. The average daily high temperature was 50.6 °F, and the average low was 26.5 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	18	55.8	34.5
2022	67	53.5	31.8
2021	10	56.7	35.3
2020	27	54.9	33.5
2019	111	49.6	31.4
2018	83	51.9	32.3
2017	26	54.7	33.8
2016	3	57.3	36.6
2015	9	56.7	35.4
2014	108	51.1	30.3
2013	104	50.8	30.9
2012	4	58.1	35.5
2011	73	52.6	32.1
2010	48	53.1	33.6
2009	103	51.0	31.0
2008	106	51.3	30.1
2007	30	54.1	34.1
2006	11	56.4	35.3
2005	20	55.6	34.5
2004	34	54.6	33.2
2003	54	54.1	32.3
2002	41	54.1	33.0
2001	37	54.2	33.3
2000	39	54.7	32.7
1999	13	56.4	34.8
1998	17	54.9	35.5
1997	100	51.4	31.0
1995	58	52.4	33.6
1994	57	52.9	33.1
1993	105	50.7	31.0
1992	49	53.5	33.0
1991	19	55.8	34.4
1990	15	57.5	33.2
1989	74	54.2	30.5
1988	12	57.8	33.6
1987	2	59.9	37.5
1986	25	54.9	33.7
1984	53	53.6	32.8
1983	55	53.1	33.2
1982	98	51.9	30.9
1981	16	56.6	33.9
1980	45	54.7	32.0
1979	114	50.5	29.9
1978	107	51.4	30.1
1977	46	53.7	32.9
1976	38	56.3	31.1
1975	82	53.1	31.1
1974	61	54.7	31.1
1973	22	55.3	34.1
1972	116	50.2	30.0
1971	84	53.1	30.8
1970	93	52.6	30.4
1969	99	51.7	30.7
1968	64	53.5	31.8
1967	92	53.4	29.7
1966	102	52.5	29.7
1965	110	51.6	29.6
1964	60	54.9	30.8
1963	33	55.1	32.6
1962	80	52.6	31.7
1961	65	54.2	31.1
1960	94	52.9	30.1
1959	62	54.1	31.5
1958	51	55.1	31.3
1957	66	53.2	32.0
1956	90	53.5	30.1
1955	68	54.5	30.7
1954	47	53.9	32.8
1953	36	54.6	33.0
1952	63	54.3	31.0
1951	121	49.1	28.4
1950	120	49.9	27.9
1949	56	54.9	31.4
1948	76	53.3	31.2
1947	79	52.7	31.6
1946	59	53.9	32.0
1945	96	51.8	31.1
1944	42	54.2	32.9
1943	95	52.6	30.3
1942	69	53.2	31.9
1941	29	55.1	33.2
1940	71	53.5	31.5
1939	8	58.4	33.8
1938	14	56.6	34.3
1937	87	52.4	31.3
1936	89	53.4	30.2
1935	35	54.9	32.8
1934	5	59.3	34.2
1933	7	59.1	33.3
1932	40	55.3	31.8
1931	1	61.2	36.2
1930	21	56.8	32.7
1929	113	52.0	28.8
1928	43	55.5	31.4
1927	101	51.9	30.4
1926	78	53.9	30.4
1925	52	55.5	30.9
1924	97	53.5	29.3
1923	24	56.4	32.6
1922	31	55.7	32.5
1921	6	58.3	34.5
1920	50	54.3	32.2
1919	44	54.1	32.8
1918	72	54.3	30.5
1917	122	50.6	26.5
1916	119	51.0	27.0
1915	85	53.2	30.6
1914	81	54.6	29.7
1913	70	55.3	29.7
1912	112	53.3	27.6
1911	75	54.5	30.2
1910	23	57.0	32.3
1909	77	52.8	31.6
1908	32	55.0	32.9
1907	118	51.1	28.9
1906	91	51.9	31.3
1905	88	53.6	30.1
1904	117	51.7	28.3
1903	109	52.3	29.0
1900	28	56.9	31.4
1899	115	52.8	27.6
1898	86	54.9	28.9

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1893–2024	Watertown Regional Airport	location