Number of Days Below 0 °F in Watertown by Year

This page contains a list of the number of days in each year that the low temperature fell below 0 degrees Fahrenheit in Watertown, South Dakota, between 1893 and 2024.

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Which year had the most days below 0°?

Based on NOAA records, the year 1978 holds the Watertown record. There were 68 days with a low temperature below 0 degrees that year.

How many days below 0° so far?

As of April 25, there have been 13 days this year where the low temperature has fallen below 0 degrees Fahrenheit in Watertown, South Dakota.

The last time it fell below 0° F was February 28, 2024.

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Days < 0 °F
2024	127	13
2023	117	21
2022	29	46
2021	117	21
2020	115	22
2019	24	49
2018	56	39
2017	99	27
2016	117	21
2015	90	31
2014	18	51
2013	39	43
2012	125	17
2011	49	41
2010	67	36
2009	33	45
2008	25	48
2007	72	35
2006	130	8
2005	107	25
2004	98	28
2003	67	36
2002	122	18
2001	90	31
2000	75	34
1999	121	19
1998	112	23
1997	39	43
1996	6	59
1995	99	27
1994	49	41
1993	49	41
1992	126	15
1991	99	27
1990	122	18
1989	33	45
1988	79	33
1987	130	8
1986	107	25
1985	11	55
1984	79	33
1983	79	33
1982	37	44
1981	93	30
1980	62	38
1979	18	51
1978	1	68
1977	37	44
1976	49	41
1975	49	41
1974	82	32
1973	112	23
1972	7	57
1971	39	43
1970	39	43
1969	27	47
1968	72	35
1967	56	39
1966	14	54
1965	29	46
1964	46	42
1963	22	50
1962	39	43
1961	82	32
1960	18	51
1959	62	38
1958	56	39
1957	82	32
1956	39	43
1955	8	56
1954	115	22
1953	107	25
1952	75	34
1951	11	55
1950	8	56
1949	22	50
1948	25	48
1947	65	37
1946	75	34
1945	67	36
1944	112	23
1943	29	46
1942	107	25
1941	65	37
1940	55	40
1939	82	32
1938	82	32
1937	16	53
1936	14	54
1935	107	25
1934	104	26
1933	104	26
1932	56	39
1931	129	9
1930	93	30
1929	5	61
1928	99	27
1927	39	43
1926	82	32
1925	93	30
1924	27	47
1923	99	27
1922	33	45
1921	120	20
1920	82	32
1919	62	38
1918	49	41
1917	4	65
1916	1	68
1915	104	26
1914	17	52
1913	29	46
1912	8	56
1911	46	42
1910	75	34
1909	56	39
1908	122	18
1907	67	36
1906	82	32
1905	56	39
1904	18	51
1903	33	45
1902	90	31
1901	96	29
1900	46	42
1899	11	55
1898	72	35
1897	96	29
1896	132	0
1895	128	12
1894	67	36
1893	1	68

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1893–2024	Watertown Regional Airport	location