Watertown Weather in 1978

Historical record of Watertown, South Dakota weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.
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1978 Watertown Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 97 °F September 7
Lowest temperature -26 °F January 10
Highest daily low 73 °F August 13
Lowest daily high -8 °F January 26
Most daily precipitation 1.6 inches May 7
Most daily snow 3.5 inches March 2
Total annual precipitation 20.3 inches -
Total annual snow 24.6 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Watertown in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 97 °F Sep 7
1 97 °F Sep 5
1 97 °F Jul 25
4 96 °F Sep 6
4 96 °F Aug 13
6 95 °F Aug 12
7 94 °F Aug 23
7 94 °F Aug 7
9 93 °F Sep 11
9 93 °F Aug 25
9 93 °F Jul 28
Lowest Temperatures in Watertown in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 -26 °F January 10
2 -25 °F February 2
2 -25 °F January 16
4 -21 °F January 20
4 -21 °F January 9
6 -19 °F December 31
6 -19 °F March 4
6 -19 °F January 27
9 -18 °F February 5
9 -18 °F February 1
9 -18 °F January 29
9 -18 °F January 19
9 -18 °F January 11
January 1978 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
January 1
5 -13 0.00 0.0
January 2
10 -6 0.00 0.0
January 3
11 -7 0.00 0.0
January 4
9 -4 0.00 0.0
January 5
18 1 0.00 0.0
January 6
19 15 0.00 0.0
January 7
16 -5 0.00 0.0
January 8
-5 -15 0.00 0.0
January 9
-7 -21 0.00 0.0
January 10
-3 -26 0.00 0.0
January 11
7 -18 0.00 0.0
January 12
16 0 0.01 0.1
January 13
15 5 0.02 0.2
January 14
16 -11 0.00 0.0
January 15
9 -15 0.00 0.0
January 16
-6 -25 0.00 0.0
January 17
9 -13 0.00 0.0
January 18
12 -14 0.02 0.2
January 19
6 -18 0.00 0.0
January 20
4 -21 0.00 0.0
January 21
7 -15 0.00 0.0
January 22
19 -3 0.00 0.0
January 23
25 3 0.00 0.0
January 24
25 8 0.00 0.0
January 25
20 -10 0.05 0.5
January 26
-8 -17 0.00 0.0
January 27
-3 -19 0.00 0.0
January 28
-3 -15 0.00 0.0
January 29
0 -18 0.00 0.0
January 30
10 -7 0.01 0.1
January 31
6 -16 0.03 0.3
February 1978 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
February 1
-1 -18 0.05 0.7
February 2
0 -25 0.05 0.5
February 3
9 -5 0.00 0.0
February 4
12 -9 0.00 0.0
February 5
4 -18 0.00 0.0
February 6
5 -14 0.00 0.0
February 7
8 0 0.00 0.0
February 8
11 2 0.00 0.0
February 9
19 10 0.01 0.1
February 10
20 13 0.01 0.1
February 11
20 10 0.06 0.6
February 12
15 8 0.03 0.3
February 13
19 3 0.00 0.0
February 14
12 -2 0.00 0.0
February 15
12 -1 0.00 0.0
February 16
11 -10 0.00 0.0
February 17
17 -6 0.00 0.0
February 18
13 -14 0.00 0.0
February 19
22 -8 0.00 0.0
February 20
18 -3 0.00 0.0
February 21
18 -10 0.00 0.0
February 22
29 8 0.06 0.6
February 23
30 18 0.00 0.0
February 24
34 10 0.00 0.0
February 25
16 -2 0.00 0.0
February 26
14 -11 0.00 0.0
February 27
24 0 0.02 0.2
February 28
15 -8 0.00 0.0
March 1978 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
March 1
18 -16 0.00 0.0
March 2
22 0 0.18 3.5
March 3
4 -13 0.00 0.0
March 4
10 -19 0.00 0.0
March 5
15 -6 0.00 0.0
March 6
21 -2 0.00 0.0
March 7
30 1 0.00 0.0
March 8
29 2 0.00 0.0
March 9
40 15 0.00 0.0
March 10
36 30 0.29 3.0
March 11
35 28 0.00 0.0
March 12
37 26 0.07 0.0
March 13
39 25 0.13 0.6
March 14
33 23 0.07 0.7
March 15
34 8 0.01 0.1
March 16
30 11 0.00 0.0
March 17
30 2 0.00 0.0
March 18
42 24 0.00 0.0
March 19
37 22 0.00 0.0
March 20
39 28 0.00 0.0
March 21
48 27 0.00 n/a
March 22
42 26 0.00 0.0
March 23
31 16 0.00 0.0
March 24
32 15 0.00 0.0
March 25
39 15 0.00 0.0
March 26
50 22 0.00 0.0
March 27
57 30 0.00 0.0
March 28
42 26 0.00 0.0
March 29
49 29 0.00 0.0
March 30
65 35 0.00 0.0
March 31
66 37 0.00 0.0
April 1978 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
April 1
37 28 0.00 0.0
April 2
33 29 0.32 2.0
April 3
41 32 0.00 0.0
April 4
64 29 0.00 0.0
April 5
46 39 0.32 0.0
April 6
65 38 0.00 0.0
April 7
38 31 0.03 0.0
April 8
46 31 0.01 0.0
April 9
46 39 0.29 0.0
April 10
48 32 0.01 0.0
April 11
59 27 0.25 0.0
April 12
45 32 0.00 0.0
April 13
52 29 0.00 0.0
April 14
51 26 0.00 0.0
April 15
52 35 0.00 0.0
April 16
55 35 0.00 0.0
April 17
44 32 0.43 1.0
April 18
36 32 0.62 0.0
April 19
36 27 0.00 0.0
April 20
43 23 0.04 0.0
April 21
55 23 0.00 0.0
April 22
50 39 0.40 0.0
April 23
42 38 0.52 0.0
April 24
43 37 0.09 0.0
April 25
60 36 0.00 0.0
April 26
64 39 0.00 0.0
April 27
67 42 0.00 0.0
April 28
58 49 0.05 0.0
April 29
60 47 0.00 0.0
April 30
61 38 0.00 0.0
May 1978 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
May 1
56 33 0.00 0.0
May 2
61 31 0.00 0.0
May 3
65 35 0.00 0.0
May 4
63 40 0.00 0.0
May 5
61 38 0.00 0.0
May 6
62 34 0.00 0.0
May 7
47 44 1.55 0.0
May 8
48 42 0.45 0.0
May 9
64 41 0.01 0.0
May 10
81 46 0.00 0.0
May 11
72 50 0.01 0.0
May 12
55 44 0.25 0.0
May 13
62 38 0.00 0.0
May 14
68 35 0.00 0.0
May 15
71 42 0.00 0.0
May 16
73 49 0.00 0.0
May 17
72 47 0.00 0.0
May 18
77 48 0.43 0.0
May 19
74 44 0.00 0.0
May 20
65 45 0.00 0.0
May 21
75 41 0.00 0.0
May 22
77 51 0.00 0.0
May 23
73 56 0.00 0.0
May 24
80 57 0.00 0.0
May 25
85 61 0.45 0.0
May 26
80 63 0.00 0.0
May 27
71 60 0.45 0.0
May 28
68 60 0.26 0.0
May 29
69 53 1.29 0.0
May 30
70 53 0.00 0.0
May 31
60 48 0.00 0.0
June 1978 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
June 1
55 45 0.00 0.0
June 2
67 40 0.14 0.0
June 3
73 44 0.00 0.0
June 4
74 52 0.00 0.0
June 5
80 44 0.00 0.0
June 6
80 51 0.05 0.0
June 7
63 47 0.00 0.0
June 8
73 43 0.00 0.0
June 9
83 48 0.00 0.0
June 10
83 59 0.10 0.0
June 11
74 54 0.35 0.0
June 12
73 52 0.00 0.0
June 13
80 52 0.00 0.0
June 14
80 64 0.00 0.0
June 15
84 63 0.05 0.0
June 16
82 60 0.02 0.0
June 17
74 57 0.00 0.0
June 18
76 45 0.00 0.0
June 19
81 55 0.00 0.0
June 20
67 48 0.00 0.0
June 21
77 43 0.00 0.0
June 22
77 57 0.00 0.0
June 23
84 59 0.00 0.0
June 24
83 64 0.13 0.0
June 25
88 60 0.44 0.0
June 26
78 59 0.00 0.0
June 27
82 57 0.00 0.0
June 28
87 63 0.12 0.0
June 29
90 71 0.00 0.0
June 30
83 66 0.86 0.0
July 1978 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
July 1
78 66 0.53 0.0
July 2
86 66 0.00 0.0
July 3
88 66 0.00 0.0
July 4
89 70 0.10 0.0
July 5
87 68 0.01 0.0
July 6
82 64 0.23 0.0
July 7
75 57 0.00 0.0
July 8
72 53 0.40 0.0
July 9
70 54 0.00 0.0
July 10
73 46 0.00 0.0
July 11
79 57 0.00 0.0
July 12
84 65 0.35 0.0
July 13
80 58 0.00 0.0
July 14
88 66 0.00 0.0
July 15
91 61 0.00 0.0
July 16
89 59 0.00 0.0
July 17
91 70 0.00 0.0
July 18
83 64 0.00 0.0
July 19
80 59 0.02 0.0
July 20
73 56 0.00 0.0
July 21
70 58 0.23 0.0
July 22
70 55 0.21 0.0
July 23
81 50 0.00 0.0
July 24
84 58 0.00 0.0
July 25
97 64 0.00 0.0
July 26
86 58 0.00 0.0
July 27
77 53 0.00 0.0
July 28
93 60 0.00 0.0
July 29
66 60 0.00 0.0
July 30
79 53 0.00 0.0
July 31
80 52 0.00 0.0
August 1978 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
August 1
81 56 0.00 0.0
August 2
68 52 0.00 0.0
August 3
70 51 0.00 0.0
August 4
79 43 0.00 0.0
August 5
84 51 0.00 0.0
August 6
87 58 0.00 0.0
August 7
94 62 0.00 0.0
August 8
86 59 0.00 0.0
August 9
82 50 0.00 0.0
August 10
86 56 0.00 0.0
August 11
89 65 0.00 0.0
August 12
95 68 0.00 0.0
August 13
96 73 0.00 0.0
August 14
90 67 0.07 0.0
August 15
74 62 0.59 0.0
August 16
87 54 0.00 0.0
August 17
89 63 0.00 0.0
August 18
69 56 0.00 0.0
August 19
80 45 0.00 0.0
August 20
87 54 0.00 0.0
August 21
92 63 0.00 0.0
August 22
92 56 0.00 0.0
August 23
94 66 0.00 0.0
August 24
82 62 0.00 0.0
August 25
93 68 0.00 0.0
August 26
77 65 0.52 0.0
August 27
80 62 0.70 0.0
August 28
74 58 0.45 0.0
August 29
81 51 0.00 0.0
August 30
76 56 0.00 0.0
August 31
80 58 0.10 0.0
September 1978 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
September 1
84 65 0.00 0.0
September 2
92 60 0.00 0.0
September 3
92 60 0.00 0.0
September 4
91 66 0.00 0.0
September 5
97 70 0.00 0.0
September 6
96 68 0.00 0.0
September 7
97 65 0.00 0.0
September 8
92 65 0.00 0.0
September 9
86 61 0.00 0.0
September 10
90 66 0.00 0.0
September 11
93 64 1.41 0.0
September 12
66 53 0.00 0.0
September 13
60 51 0.25 0.0
September 14
69 48 0.00 0.0
September 15
73 44 0.00 0.0
September 16
71 48 0.00 0.0
September 17
59 45 0.33 0.0
September 18
65 51 0.33 0.0
September 19
66 44 0.00 0.0
September 20
61 40 0.00 0.0
September 21
67 35 0.00 0.0
September 22
74 40 0.00 0.0
September 23
76 51 0.00 0.0
September 24
71 44 0.00 0.0
September 25
75 45 0.00 0.0
September 26
85 45 0.00 0.0
September 27
66 36 0.00 0.0
September 28
75 46 0.00 0.0
September 29
61 50 0.00 0.0
September 30
67 42 0.00 0.0
October 1978 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
October 1
75 43 0.00 0.0
October 2
69 48 0.00 0.0
October 3
52 41 0.10 0.0
October 4
56 36 0.17 0.0
October 5
47 42 0.14 0.0
October 6
48 32 0.00 0.0
October 7
56 31 0.00 0.0
October 8
65 35 0.00 0.0
October 9
65 42 0.07 0.0
October 10
67 36 0.00 0.0
October 11
65 46 0.00 0.0
October 12
60 34 0.00 0.0
October 13
51 34 0.05 0.0
October 14
52 33 0.00 0.0
October 15
47 35 0.00 0.0
October 16
52 23 0.00 0.0
October 17
63 37 0.00 0.0
October 18
53 31 0.00 0.0
October 19
70 38 0.00 0.0
October 20
78 39 0.00 0.0
October 21
73 41 0.00 0.0
October 22
45 25 0.00 0.0
October 23
52 19 0.00 0.0
October 24
70 39 0.00 0.0
October 25
49 38 0.00 0.0
October 26
53 32 0.00 0.0
October 27
55 30 0.00 0.0
October 28
53 34 0.00 0.0
October 29
66 32 0.00 0.0
October 30
54 33 0.00 0.0
October 31
55 22 0.00 0.0
November 1978 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
November 1
68 30 0.00 0.0
November 2
73 31 0.00 0.0
November 3
73 37 0.00 0.0
November 4
63 35 0.00 0.0
November 5
56 32 0.00 0.0
November 6
48 19 0.00 0.0
November 7
60 24 0.00 0.0
November 8
65 37 0.00 0.0
November 9
51 32 0.00 0.0
November 10
34 25 0.04 0.0
November 11
25 18 0.01 0.1
November 12
33 21 0.14 0.3
November 13
34 21 0.06 0.0
November 14
26 14 0.00 0.0
November 15
37 13 0.00 0.0
November 16
39 15 0.00 0.0
November 17
32 20 0.00 0.0
November 18
26 6 0.00 0.0
November 19
7 2 0.10 2.3
November 20
7 -6 0.00 0.0
November 21
14 -3 0.00 0.0
November 22
25 13 0.01 0.0
November 23
26 12 0.00 0.0
November 24
37 6 0.00 0.0
November 25
34 15 0.00 0.0
November 26
24 18 0.11 1.1
November 27
24 2 0.08 1.2
November 28
31 -10 0.00 0.0
November 29
33 -1 0.00 0.0
November 30
16 3 0.04 0.5
December 1978 Watertown Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
December 1
13 -5 0.00 0.0
December 2
6 -7 0.08 0.8
December 3
9 -10 0.12 1.2
December 4
34 -7 0.00 0.0
December 5
26 -2 0.00 0.0
December 6
10 -11 0.00 0.0
December 7
9 -9 0.00 0.0
December 8
13 -12 0.00 0.0
December 9
4 -13 0.00 0.0
December 10
30 -8 0.02 0.2
December 11
31 17 0.00 0.0
December 12
38 16 0.00 0.0
December 13
28 18 0.00 0.0
December 14
33 16 0.00 0.0
December 15
38 22 0.00 0.0
December 16
31 15 0.01 0.1
December 17
34 10 0.00 0.0
December 18
25 13 0.00 0.0
December 19
32 20 0.05 0.2
December 20
22 8 0.05 0.5
December 21
33 15 0.00 0.0
December 22
27 17 0.00 0.0
December 23
26 -9 0.03 0.3
December 24
12 -12 0.00 0.0
December 25
20 8 0.04 0.4
December 26
20 -2 0.00 0.0
December 27
20 -2 0.00 0.0
December 28
29 4 0.00 0.0
December 29
4 -5 0.00 0.0
December 30
4 -12 0.00 0.0
December 31
5 -19 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2024 Watertown Regional Airport location