Watertown Weather in 1973

Historical record of Watertown, South Dakota weather for the year 1973 based on NOAA data.
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1973 Watertown Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 100 °F August 27
Lowest temperature -30 °F December 31
Highest daily low 71 °F August 18
Lowest daily high -10 °F December 31
Most daily precipitation 1.6 inches May 24
Most daily snow 4.0 inches December 24
Total annual precipitation 18.1 inches -
Total annual snow 14.4 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Watertown in 1973
Rank Temperature Date
1 100 °F Aug 27
1 100 °F Aug 26
3 98 °F Jul 11
4 96 °F Aug 18
4 96 °F Aug 17
6 95 °F Aug 28
7 94 °F Aug 6
7 94 °F Jul 17
7 94 °F Jul 6
7 94 °F Jul 1
Lowest Temperatures in Watertown in 1973
Rank Temperature Date
1 -30 °F December 31
2 -23 °F December 30
3 -22 °F January 9
4 -21 °F February 16
5 -19 °F December 29
5 -19 °F January 6
7 -18 °F January 8
7 -18 °F January 5
9 -14 °F December 20
9 -14 °F December 16
9 -14 °F February 15
January 1973 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
January 1
18 -6 0.00 0.0
January 2
31 3 0.00 0.0
January 3
30 -3 0.08 0.8
January 4
-2 -12 0.00 0.0
January 5
0 -18 0.00 0.0
January 6
5 -19 0.00 0.0
January 7
1 -7 0.04 0.3
January 8
-6 -18 0.01 0.1
January 9
0 -22 0.00 0.0
January 10
10 -8 0.00 0.0
January 11
15 -4 0.00 0.0
January 12
28 0 0.00 0.0
January 13
37 10 0.00 0.0
January 14
41 21 0.00 0.0
January 15
38 16 0.00 0.0
January 16
43 27 0.00 0.0
January 17
38 22 0.00 0.0
January 18
35 20 0.00 0.0
January 19
25 12 0.00 0.0
January 20
22 10 0.15 1.5
January 21
25 20 0.02 0.0
January 22
28 11 0.04 0.4
January 23
34 6 0.00 0.0
January 24
42 18 0.00 0.0
January 25
44 21 0.00 0.0
January 26
39 16 0.00 0.0
January 27
24 12 0.00 0.0
January 28
24 6 0.00 0.0
January 29
29 10 0.00 0.0
January 30
33 12 0.00 0.0
January 31
30 24 0.00 0.0
February 1973 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
February 1
35 18 0.00 0.0
February 2
38 19 0.00 0.0
February 3
46 18 0.00 0.0
February 4
33 19 0.00 0.0
February 5
34 15 0.00 0.0
February 6
19 8 0.00 0.0
February 7
18 5 0.00 0.0
February 8
23 0 0.00 0.0
February 9
22 5 0.00 0.0
February 10
25 1 0.00 0.0
February 11
35 18 0.00 0.0
February 12
35 23 0.00 0.0
February 13
30 -1 0.44 3.5
February 14
5 -5 0.00 0.0
February 15
4 -14 0.00 0.0
February 16
6 -21 0.00 0.0
February 17
36 3 0.00 0.0
February 18
36 16 0.00 0.0
February 19
32 20 0.00 0.0
February 20
38 13 0.00 0.0
February 21
32 -1 0.00 0.0
February 22
45 23 0.00 0.0
February 23
40 24 0.00 0.0
February 24
30 19 0.00 0.0
February 25
32 19 0.00 0.0
February 26
30 22 0.00 0.0
February 27
37 30 0.00 0.0
February 28
39 30 0.00 0.0
March 1973 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
March 1
34 29 0.00 0.0
March 2
40 28 0.00 0.0
March 3
43 25 0.00 0.0
March 4
40 24 0.00 0.0
March 5
36 31 0.37 0.0
March 6
44 33 0.15 0.0
March 7
38 31 0.00 0.0
March 8
40 24 0.00 0.0
March 9
47 26 0.00 0.0
March 10
42 34 0.00 0.0
March 11
40 33 0.30 0.0
March 12
53 28 0.00 0.0
March 13
50 36 0.08 0.0
March 14
52 33 0.65 0.0
March 15
33 28 0.00 0.0
March 16
38 22 0.00 0.0
March 17
41 18 0.00 0.0
March 18
44 26 0.00 0.0
March 19
42 30 0.00 0.0
March 20
48 25 0.00 0.0
March 21
53 28 0.00 0.0
March 22
41 31 0.10 0.0
March 23
51 35 0.20 0.0
March 24
46 39 0.30 0.0
March 25
49 31 0.00 0.0
March 26
58 26 0.00 0.0
March 27
52 37 0.00 0.0
March 28
43 25 0.14 0.0
March 29
40 22 0.00 0.0
March 30
48 20 0.00 0.0
March 31
52 31 0.00 0.0
April 1973 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
April 1
51 32 0.00 0.0
April 2
50 32 0.00 0.0
April 3
51 31 0.00 0.0
April 4
52 26 0.00 0.0
April 5
58 32 0.00 0.0
April 6
45 30 0.00 0.0
April 7
36 23 0.00 0.0
April 8
36 25 0.00 0.0
April 9
37 21 0.00 0.0
April 10
45 14 0.00 0.0
April 11
59 24 0.00 0.0
April 12
54 21 0.00 0.0
April 13
64 29 0.00 0.0
April 14
69 45 0.01 0.0
April 15
55 29 0.20 0.0
April 16
56 20 0.00 0.0
April 17
72 35 0.00 0.0
April 18
76 48 0.00 0.0
April 19
64 46 0.50 0.0
April 20
65 45 0.00 0.0
April 21
52 35 0.00 0.0
April 22
51 35 0.00 0.0
April 23
55 29 0.00 0.0
April 24
41 29 0.17 0.0
April 25
52 27 0.00 0.0
April 26
48 32 0.00 0.0
April 27
53 22 0.00 0.0
April 28
60 33 0.00 0.0
April 29
51 41 0.00 0.0
April 30
49 39 0.26 0.0
May 1973 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
May 1
40 34 0.69 0.0
May 2
58 37 0.01 0.0
May 3
64 29 0.00 0.0
May 4
69 34 0.00 0.0
May 5
79 51 0.00 0.0
May 6
60 43 0.00 0.0
May 7
71 34 0.00 0.0
May 8
76 42 0.00 0.0
May 9
67 50 0.13 0.0
May 10
65 42 0.00 0.0
May 11
62 39 0.00 0.0
May 12
58 37 0.00 0.0
May 13
60 32 0.00 0.0
May 14
61 25 0.00 0.0
May 15
78 36 0.00 0.0
May 16
62 34 0.00 0.0
May 17
73 33 0.00 0.0
May 18
78 52 0.00 0.0
May 19
76 46 0.00 0.0
May 20
82 43 0.02 0.0
May 21
77 55 0.00 0.0
May 22
71 48 0.00 0.0
May 23
81 53 0.05 0.0
May 24
56 44 1.62 0.0
May 25
62 44 0.00 0.0
May 26
56 45 0.07 0.0
May 27
65 49 0.28 0.0
May 28
76 48 0.00 0.0
May 29
70 48 0.00 0.0
May 30
78 45 0.00 0.0
May 31
80 50 0.00 0.0
June 1973 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
June 1
83 54 0.00 0.0
June 2
72 58 0.40 0.0
June 3
71 65 0.17 0.0
June 4
76 49 0.00 0.0
June 5
72 47 0.00 0.0
June 6
82 47 0.02 0.0
June 7
84 51 0.00 0.0
June 8
83 59 0.00 0.0
June 9
92 52 0.00 0.0
June 10
88 64 0.00 0.0
June 11
73 53 0.01 0.0
June 12
78 51 0.00 0.0
June 13
83 49 0.00 0.0
June 14
88 63 0.00 0.0
June 15
87 68 0.00 0.0
June 16
82 55 0.06 0.0
June 17
85 47 0.00 0.0
June 18
71 49 0.16 0.0
June 19
62 51 0.15 0.0
June 20
72 55 0.00 0.0
June 21
74 54 0.00 0.0
June 22
85 52 0.00 0.0
June 23
83 54 0.00 0.0
June 24
89 55 0.00 0.0
June 25
90 62 0.00 0.0
June 26
85 62 0.03 0.0
June 27
75 59 0.00 0.0
June 28
76 48 0.00 0.0
June 29
69 42 0.00 0.0
June 30
79 45 0.00 0.0
July 1973 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
July 1
94 59 0.50 0.0
July 2
82 59 0.00 0.0
July 3
88 55 0.00 0.0
July 4
85 54 0.00 0.0
July 5
91 64 0.00 0.0
July 6
94 70 0.05 0.0
July 7
92 62 0.00 0.0
July 8
84 57 0.00 0.0
July 9
89 66 0.21 0.0
July 10
87 66 0.00 0.0
July 11
98 65 0.00 0.0
July 12
89 65 0.00 0.0
July 13
83 60 0.00 0.0
July 14
78 52 0.00 0.0
July 15
77 44 0.00 0.0
July 16
91 58 0.00 0.0
July 17
94 69 0.20 0.0
July 18
83 61 0.25 0.0
July 19
78 56 0.00 0.0
July 20
76 53 0.00 0.0
July 21
74 57 0.00 0.0
July 22
67 58 0.10 0.0
July 23
78 58 0.25 0.0
July 24
85 58 0.47 0.0
July 25
79 62 0.02 0.0
July 26
83 60 0.00 0.0
July 27
79 58 0.00 0.0
July 28
82 50 0.00 0.0
July 29
85 59 0.00 0.0
July 30
79 52 0.00 0.0
July 31
77 47 0.00 0.0
August 1973 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
August 1
82 47 0.00 0.0
August 2
89 53 0.50 0.0
August 3
92 60 0.00 0.0
August 4
92 61 0.00 0.0
August 5
89 69 0.00 0.0
August 6
94 66 0.01 0.0
August 7
86 59 0.00 0.0
August 8
86 65 0.05 0.0
August 9
80 58 0.00 0.0
August 10
85 57 0.00 0.0
August 11
87 51 0.00 0.0
August 12
86 64 0.34 0.0
August 13
82 61 0.00 0.0
August 14
85 55 0.05 0.0
August 15
88 63 0.09 0.0
August 16
91 63 0.00 0.0
August 17
96 65 0.00 0.0
August 18
96 71 0.00 0.0
August 19
89 60 0.05 0.0
August 20
84 57 0.00 0.0
August 21
82 64 0.05 0.0
August 22
69 59 0.08 0.0
August 23
69 61 0.00 0.0
August 24
76 60 0.00 0.0
August 25
79 65 0.00 0.0
August 26
100 67 0.00 0.0
August 27
100 66 0.00 0.0
August 28
95 68 0.00 0.0
August 29
90 60 0.00 0.0
August 30
90 67 0.05 0.0
August 31
83 70 0.00 0.0
September 1973 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
September 1
86 65 0.25 0.0
September 2
84 62 1.01 0.0
September 3
70 58 0.07 0.0
September 4
73 57 0.00 0.0
September 5
76 53 0.00 0.0
September 6
76 42 0.00 0.0
September 7
77 49 0.00 0.0
September 8
65 57 0.00 0.0
September 9
65 53 0.00 0.0
September 10
83 49 0.00 0.0
September 11
73 41 0.00 0.0
September 12
71 45 0.00 0.0
September 13
69 52 0.00 0.0
September 14
66 42 0.25 0.0
September 15
46 38 0.25 0.0
September 16
49 40 0.02 0.0
September 17
62 39 0.00 0.0
September 18
69 36 0.00 0.0
September 19
60 38 0.00 0.0
September 20
56 32 0.00 0.0
September 21
63 48 0.13 0.0
September 22
63 38 0.00 0.0
September 23
65 34 0.04 0.0
September 24
68 56 1.54 0.0
September 25
74 48 0.20 0.0
September 26
60 46 0.05 0.0
September 27
69 37 0.00 0.0
September 28
65 47 0.00 0.0
September 29
67 49 0.00 0.0
September 30
61 47 0.00 0.0
October 1973 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
October 1
68 50 0.00 0.0
October 2
71 46 0.00 0.0
October 3
64 39 0.00 0.0
October 4
62 33 0.00 0.0
October 5
72 34 0.00 0.0
October 6
68 53 0.00 0.0
October 7
75 54 0.00 0.0
October 8
73 59 0.00 0.0
October 9
72 58 1.15 0.0
October 10
61 45 0.00 0.0
October 11
65 42 0.24 0.0
October 12
57 37 0.00 0.0
October 13
62 42 0.00 0.0
October 14
74 43 0.00 0.0
October 15
58 39 0.00 0.0
October 16
51 33 0.00 0.0
October 17
65 38 0.00 0.0
October 18
66 31 0.00 0.0
October 19
63 40 0.00 0.0
October 20
70 37 0.00 0.0
October 21
76 48 0.00 0.0
October 22
75 46 0.00 0.0
October 23
78 44 0.00 0.0
October 24
70 47 0.00 0.0
October 25
61 37 0.00 0.0
October 26
57 34 0.00 0.0
October 27
45 26 0.00 0.0
October 28
46 25 0.00 0.0
October 29
55 22 0.00 0.0
October 30
54 36 0.00 0.0
October 31
50 34 0.00 0.0
November 1973 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
November 1
44 29 0.00 0.0
November 2
36 29 0.00 0.0
November 3
36 21 0.00 0.0
November 4
31 13 0.00 0.0
November 5
26 11 0.00 0.0
November 6
33 21 0.00 0.0
November 7
35 14 0.00 0.0
November 8
28 10 0.00 0.0
November 9
29 7 0.00 0.0
November 10
40 20 0.00 0.0
November 11
53 22 0.00 0.0
November 12
56 33 0.00 0.0
November 13
60 32 0.00 0.0
November 14
56 32 0.00 0.0
November 15
33 26 0.00 0.0
November 16
37 23 0.00 0.0
November 17
52 30 0.00 0.0
November 18
37 25 0.00 0.0
November 19
44 28 0.15 0.0
November 20
35 21 0.42 0.0
November 21
33 19 0.20 0.0
November 22
38 23 0.00 0.0
November 23
33 18 0.00 0.0
November 24
36 29 0.00 0.0
November 25
32 26 0.00 0.0
November 26
36 26 0.00 0.0
November 27
37 22 0.00 0.0
November 28
28 16 0.00 0.0
November 29
51 21 0.00 0.0
November 30
29 17 0.00 0.0
December 1973 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
December 1
37 17 0.00 0.0
December 2
35 25 0.00 0.0
December 3
29 16 0.00 0.0
December 4
23 13 0.00 0.0
December 5
17 6 0.00 0.0
December 6
27 2 0.00 0.0
December 7
39 13 0.00 0.0
December 8
45 18 0.00 0.0
December 9
18 4 0.02 0.0
December 10
18 -1 0.00 0.0
December 11
30 16 0.00 0.0
December 12
25 16 0.00 0.0
December 13
16 4 0.02 0.2
December 14
12 6 0.30 3.3
December 15
13 -10 0.00 0.0
December 16
13 -14 0.00 0.0
December 17
22 13 0.00 0.0
December 18
20 4 0.00 0.0
December 19
9 -7 0.00 0.0
December 20
10 -14 0.00 0.0
December 21
22 5 0.00 0.0
December 22
36 12 0.00 0.0
December 23
23 13 0.00 0.0
December 24
23 19 0.40 4.0
December 25
25 19 0.00 0.0
December 26
24 16 0.00 0.0
December 27
24 9 0.00 0.0
December 28
22 4 0.03 0.3
December 29
6 -19 0.00 0.0
December 30
-9 -23 0.00 0.0
December 31
-10 -30 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2024 Watertown Regional Airport location