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Watertown August Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of August in Watertown, South Dakota from 1893–2023.

Rainiest August in Watertown History

The rainiest August in Watertown, South Dakota history happened in 1900, with 7.67 inches of total precipitation.

Driest August in Watertown History

The driest August in Watertown, South Dakota history happened in 1907, with just 0.39 inches of total precipitation.

Watertown Average August Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	3.59
2022	3.21
2021	4.77
2020	1.82
2019	3.77
2018	3.02
2017	3.31
2016	6.98
2015	5.44
2014	2.90
2013	0.53
2012	1.90
2011	1.18
2010	3.51
2009	3.41
2008	4.02
2007	3.57
2006	3.39
2005	2.67
2004	1.79
2003	1.82
2002	6.41
2001	0.50
2000	1.31
1999	1.48
1998	2.24
1995	2.21
1994	4.49
1993	2.42
1992	2.15
1991	3.69
1990	2.31
1989	3.40
1988	2.89
1987	4.68
1986	3.05
1984	3.46
1983	2.55
1982	1.18
1981	0.87
1980	3.47
1979	5.21
1978	2.43
1977	4.55
1976	0.79
1975	2.89
1974	3.70
1973	1.27
1972	1.93
1971	5.08
1970	0.75
1969	1.26
1968	2.07
1967	1.26
1966	5.13
1965	1.39
1964	5.24
1963	1.89
1962	0.62
1961	2.03
1960	4.40
1959	2.20
1958	0.77
1957	3.47
1956	6.25
1955	4.35
1954	1.67
1953	1.19
1952	0.82
1951	5.00
1950	1.71
1949	0.79
1948	5.63
1947	1.65
1946	0.86
1945	2.76
1944	3.21
1943	3.48
1942	3.39
1941	1.95
1940	5.40
1939	2.79
1938	2.23
1937	2.54
1936	3.06
1935	3.56
1934	2.81
1933	1.99
1932	2.47
1931	1.19
1930	1.54
1929	1.91
1928	4.41
1927	2.30
1926	1.25
1925	2.44
1924	5.85
1923	0.63
1922	2.39
1921	5.10
1920	1.42
1919	1.08
1918	2.00
1917	1.21
1916	7.40
1915	0.57
1914	1.30
1913	1.39
1912	2.29
1911	2.82
1910	3.17
1909	4.55
1907	0.39
1906	4.25
1905	2.86
1904	2.27
1903	5.71
1902	3.34
1900	7.67
1899	5.03
1898	1.93
1897	2.88
1893	2.63

Its possible for precipitation totals to include both rain and melted snowfall
Months with more than 10% missing data are excluded