HOWARD, SD

Average of Average Temperature (Degrees Fahrenheit)

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File last updated on April 18, 2024
a = 1 day missing, b = 2 days missing, c = 3 days, ..etc..,
z = 26 or more days missing, A = Accumulations present
Long-term means based on columns; thus, the monthly row may not
sum (or average) to the long-term annual value.
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF MISSING DAYS : 5
Individual Months not used for annual or monthly statistics if more than 5 days are missing.
Individual Years not used for annual statistics if any month in that year has more than 5 days missing.

YEAR(S)	JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC		ANN
1893	6.60	g	12.25	h	25.55	b	41.07	c	53.68		-----	z	72.32		69.02		63.27		45.52	d	30.00	k	12.57	i	52.92	e
1894	7.19	e	12.27	d	35.71	b	47.98	c	59.93	a	69.98		74.73		72.16		63.87	c	49.33	h	-----	z	26.61	d	47.04	b
1895	4.91	h	11.16	f	30.32	c	53.80		56.85		64.20	b	69.40		69.24		64.88	b	43.66		30.93	g	20.10	a	52.49	c
1896	17.84	l	22.00	d	-----	z	-----	z	59.90		64.70		69.50	e	69.81		58.18		44.84	b	16.62	f	22.05	b	51.37	d
1897	8.81	e	-----	z	21.58	e	44.62	b	56.23		63.75		72.55	c	65.94		71.26	e	50.69	e	28.11	g	15.16	c	47.06	b
1898	23.22	a	21.04		31.83	d	45.62		55.22	b	67.13		72.29		71.92		62.59	a	41.63		27.33	c	16.76	b	44.71
1899	16.39	c	2.07	f	19.69	b	48.45	a	58.18		67.12		71.40		71.92		57.67	a	49.58		40.22		16.26	f	50.06	b
1900	21.03		9.85	b	30.27		51.29	b	62.74		66.65		70.06		73.92		-----	z	-----	z	39.93	h	26.92		45.86	c
1901	19.65	e	18.60	d	31.68	i	47.87	c	56.16	c	63.20	b	75.31	e	70.02	a	59.27	d	50.13	d	30.43	g	15.57	h	51.13	c
1902	20.75	g	19.88	h	35.15	g	45.57	i	59.66	f	59.90	e	67.39	d	64.40	g	54.38	f	51.11	i	32.75	h	-----	z	63.64	j
1903	-----	z	14.15	h	33.77	c	47.78		58.57	a	64.26	a	68.90	b	67.75	a	59.13		50.76	l	31.44	c	17.12	f	53.95	d
1904	9.12	a	8.69		31.37	a	41.26	e	57.22	b	64.55	b	69.20	d	68.71		61.40	d	51.79	b	39.40	a	20.09	d	43.57
1905	9.48	c	9.76	a	38.84	c	46.34	b	52.93	d	64.08	e	68.03		72.57	a	64.39	b	45.77	a	38.65	c	26.04	c	44.74
1906	22.48	e	21.56	b	22.90	a	50.24	i	57.47		63.03		67.57	a	70.41	d	62.21	b	46.28	a	30.20	b	18.52	d	43.88	a
1907	5.43	b	20.13	b	33.83	d	36.67	i	49.05	a	62.96	b	68.57	a	69.42	a	58.95		48.50	e	33.50		25.43	c	43.25	a
1908	21.70	a	17.79		32.39	c	48.22		55.44	e	63.60	d	69.26		65.77	a	66.84	a	46.24		34.25		19.68	c	45.10
1909	15.12	k	23.00	g	27.95	a	38.33	d	54.80	a	65.97	a	69.47	a	73.35	a	60.42	d	45.25	e	34.35	c	9.96	g	52.21	c
1910	10.33	d	8.58	d	46.16	c	47.56	c	50.69	d	65.04	g	-----	z	67.20	a	59.46	b	53.89		-----	z	17.73		40.18	c
1911	11.67	a	17.25	b	37.52	a	43.34	a	60.52	c	72.91	g	70.52		65.73	c	58.00	f	43.00		22.29	f	16.96	f	43.69	d
1912	-0.66	c	12.72	b	20.26	b	46.12	a	54.09	d	62.85	j	69.70	h	65.72	f	55.41	a	48.27	i	35.46	b	21.18	f	31.92	e
1913	15.38	b	14.04	c	26.69	b	46.17		53.67	e	69.40	f	68.19		71.42	a	60.88	d	-----	z	37.74	g	26.18	c	42.51	c
1914	20.28	d	-----	z	29.55	c	45.25	d	55.98	a	66.17	i	72.69		66.97	b	58.46	c	50.07	a	36.27	f	10.92	m	49.91	d
1915	-----	z	22.37	b	21.25	e	51.32	b	48.54	e	59.85	f	63.57	a	62.69	b	57.83	a	48.98	b	34.50	i	20.32	k	47.07	d
1916	0.88	c	-----	z	30.52	h	42.07	b	54.41	c	62.33	c	78.73		70.81		58.40	a	43.50	c	-----	z	-----	z	51.39	d
1917	-----	z	6.92	c	27.41	d	41.68		52.12	b	62.43		72.98	a	67.23	a	-----	z	-----	z	40.37	d	9.70	f	46.39	d
1918	3.52		17.42	c	39.93	d	40.95		58.18	a	66.98	f	69.38	a	70.57	a	55.30	c	50.33	e	-----	z	-----	z	45.06	c
1919	23.60	e	12.90	b	31.52	d	44.24	c	55.22	a	68.77	h	73.05		68.87	a	63.17		41.04	c	-----	z	-----	z	45.95	c
1920	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	56.37	l	65.33	c	68.88	e	66.37	a	61.88		53.31	b	28.91	c	18.80	a	51.93	e
1921	23.38	c	27.79		37.11		48.30	b	58.19		73.50	d	74.77	a	69.64	b	61.82	b	50.80	a	27.90	d	21.60	b	47.90
1922	14.57	j	6.85	b	30.27	e	46.19	c	56.84	c	66.92	d	66.53	b	73.13	a	68.67	a	53.37	a	-----	z	16.55		48.53	b
1923	21.18	a	15.24	c	33.30	u	45.46	f	57.76	f	68.71	a	75.18		68.11	d	64.12		46.47		38.52		28.30	c	47.31	c
1924	8.00	c	23.27	a	28.74	d	46.91	c	50.93	c	62.62	b	69.28	b	70.17	b	57.48	d	54.97	m	33.10	d	9.82	a	41.85	a
1925	10.78	a	22.70	a	-----	z	53.68	h	56.65	d	65.98	e	71.04	c	75.85	r	67.28	a	33.41	i	33.62	f	17.72	a	44.59	e
1926	15.02	b	25.13	a	30.26	b	47.57	c	63.68	a	65.41	c	73.97	b	70.47	a	57.34	e	47.66	c	26.29	b	16.27	c	44.92
1927	18.85	h	23.54	b	34.16		44.28	a	53.17	b	65.11	b	68.52	f	66.72	a	63.40	e	53.00	f	26.86	b	4.71	c	42.44	c
1928	16.12	c	22.55	a	35.41	c	37.62	d	59.67	b	63.61	b	71.12	c	71.09	c	58.44	c	47.95	a	31.96	d	27.29	b	45.24
1929	2.37	a	10.35	e	33.23	e	45.68		52.95	a	63.35		70.92	a	70.21		55.60	a	-----	z	27.47		18.03	b	40.92	a
1930	3.97	b	-----	z	35.13	d	49.87		56.50		66.83		79.60		75.95		62.53		47.48		36.41	a	25.53		49.07	a
1931	27.56		33.32		33.44		49.27		55.95		76.36	b	78.66		74.10		69.70		52.89		36.25		25.36	c	51.07
1932	14.57	a	22.83	c	23.37	a	48.23		60.69		70.73		76.41	b	73.53		62.03	a	47.00		31.48		16.83	a	45.64
1933	27.39	d	15.14		33.35		46.46	b	57.15	a	78.52	a	77.00		70.56		69.02		49.73		35.07	a	21.03	b	48.37
1934	22.73	c	23.83	a	32.52	a	48.21	a	72.10		71.39	l	80.08		73.00	a	58.55	a	55.34		38.61	c	18.38	c	47.58	a
1935	14.27		29.14		35.82		42.10		51.71		63.88	b	81.13		73.58	a	63.33	d	46.23	c	28.60		19.47		45.77
1936	1.39		-4.24		32.85	a	42.10		63.90		70.24	a	83.73		77.81		66.53		46.37		30.59	a	22.38	a	44.47
1937	1.45		14.61	a	29.95		43.71	a	60.74		66.22	a	77.39		78.81		64.23		47.02		30.37		16.19		44.22
1938	-----	z	17.07	g	37.97	a	48.19	a	55.66		69.17		76.35		77.90		66.43		58.58	a	31.22	a	25.00	a	54.65	b
1939	23.06		10.71	d	33.65		45.97		65.92	a	69.02		77.78	a	72.27		68.07	a	49.90	a	38.18		30.48		48.75
1940	5.48		19.21		26.95		44.58		57.48		67.87		76.94		70.05		67.28		56.61		27.33		23.79		45.30
1941	17.13		17.11		30.13		50.27		63.24		68.30		75.65		75.77		63.58		50.65		36.83		27.92	a	48.05
1942	21.65		22.43		34.74		52.42		54.76		66.38		71.95		71.34		57.15		50.32		35.15		17.45		46.31
1943	8.65		24.61		26.84		49.00		55.24		67.82		75.23		73.32	a	60.07		51.58		32.22		25.29		45.82
1944	27.18		20.14		25.23		42.92		62.85		67.85		71.11		69.90		61.02		51.97		35.69	a	22.84	b	46.56
1945	19.07	b	24.08	b	39.29		44.03	a	53.24		60.50		70.52		70.61		60.63		50.39		31.07	a	13.32	n	47.58	a
1946	17.44	f	21.59		41.98		53.64	b	54.52	d	68.48	a	72.55		68.02		60.35		47.98		29.10	d	22.87		49.19	a
1947	22.79		14.96		26.75	i	42.26	a	53.85	a	63.72	c	72.29		78.81		64.14	a	58.43	a	27.37		18.44		47.01	a
1948	13.83	b	16.43		31.64	b	52.52		57.32	a	65.00	a	73.27		72.10		67.27		49.62	a	32.88		20.24	d	46.01
1949	10.79		14.79		31.45		48.36	b	62.58		71.20	g	76.48		75.24	b	58.22		49.83	a	40.65		20.13		44.41	a
1950	5.40		20.09		24.68		38.16	b	53.52		66.73		68.17	a	67.39	d	61.28	a	52.60		30.05		18.24	b	42.19
1951	14.13	a	24.09		20.47		41.63		58.26	b	62.00	a	70.10	a	69.18	a	55.80	c	48.00		28.32		13.91	b	42.16
1952	12.74		24.91	a	25.74		50.65	d	58.60		71.58		74.45		71.55		65.53		47.05		34.43	b	25.14	c	46.87
1953	19.32		22.63	a	33.74		41.47		57.26		70.22	a	73.33	a	73.02	b	63.18		56.77		38.10		19.53		47.38
1954	9.06		34.91		27.87		49.13		53.29		-----	z	76.79	b	72.24		62.53		47.05		40.40		23.02		45.12	a
1955	18.58		13.73		30.18	a	55.05		63.85		66.18		79.45		78.05		63.92		51.47		24.03		10.92		46.29
1956	10.61		13.02		28.71		41.25		59.55		74.63		70.79		70.27		61.60		56.66		33.05		25.61		45.48
1957	8.55		21.52		30.74		44.38	a	55.63		65.22		77.23		71.66		58.60		47.98		34.02		30.14	j	46.87	a
1958	23.48		16.52		29.73		46.12		62.29		64.77		70.63		75.50		65.38	a	53.68	c	35.07		18.05	a	46.77
1959	11.97	b	14.29	b	36.82	a	48.52	d	59.15	a	71.69	l	74.47	a	76.63	a	61.09	b	43.39	c	-----	z	-----	z	47.37	c
1960	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	49.67	f	58.37		64.80		73.73		72.44		61.42		49.61		35.85		18.71	b	54.36	d
1961	13.69		24.04		35.23	a	42.02		55.21		69.05	a	71.92		72.79		59.03		50.95		33.13		15.52	a	45.22
1962	13.18	a	17.36		24.40		45.48		61.37		65.73		69.68		69.42		57.77		51.69		38.92		22.65	a	44.80
1963	5.89		20.14		37.55	a	48.40	f	58.46	f	71.24	e	74.31	j	71.55	a	64.62	a	58.27		36.52		12.52	a	42.03	c
1964	21.39		25.83		26.82		48.57		61.94		69.62		77.34		68.80	a	61.30		50.03		31.75		14.52		46.49
1965	10.68		15.96	a	20.31		46.77		60.52		68.03		72.77		71.79		52.42		51.97		33.52		27.50		44.35
1966	6.92		17.09		37.45		41.35		56.10		68.22		78.92		68.81		60.20		49.15		31.33		20.38	a	44.66
1967	17.58		16.46		37.29		46.70		54.42		66.23		71.44		70.03		61.48		48.16		32.33		21.65		45.31
1968	15.45		18.14		41.53	a	48.00		53.00	a	69.25		71.93	a	72.34		60.97		49.53		33.02		15.79		45.75
1969	7.66		20.48		19.85		49.07		60.39		62.71	a	73.50		73.90		63.48		43.19		34.02		20.77		44.09
1970	5.56		22.04		28.16		45.02		61.39		69.75		75.56		74.18	a	63.60		47.35		31.58		16.32		45.04
1971	8.47		17.77		30.78	a	48.92		56.39		71.78		69.69		74.85		60.66	a	51.02		33.50		17.95		45.15
1972	8.56		14.48		32.26		45.87		60.05		68.05		70.26		70.84		62.02		45.90		-----	z	-----	z	47.83	b
1973	17.73		22.50		39.58		46.27		57.02		69.28		73.92		75.77		59.47		52.92		33.43		16.95		47.07
1974	14.34		23.57		35.15	a	49.38		56.65		67.10		79.21		69.16		59.92		52.68		34.10		23.35		47.05
1975	17.11		16.45		26.19		41.17		60.69		67.67		77.84		73.39		58.82		53.39		34.20		19.82	a	45.56
1976	14.52		29.88		33.48		52.08		58.42		72.12		78.00		77.26		64.97		44.37		28.20		17.95	a	47.60
1977	5.22	b	26.54		35.73		53.50		66.82		70.27		77.73	a	69.21		62.68		48.45		30.27		14.98		46.78
1978	0.65		8.61		31.48		45.82		59.39		68.43		72.55		71.95		67.98		49.73		30.83		14.87		43.52
1979	0.71		8.39		27.50	a	44.30		56.00		67.75		72.87		69.69		65.08		48.74		31.73		28.27		43.42
1980	16.73		18.26		30.60	b	50.55		60.82		69.90	a	75.90	a	72.11		64.58		48.24		35.85		20.86	c	47.03
1981	21.92		25.36		39.40	a	55.15		57.17	a	69.48		73.97		69.71		62.70		47.06		37.88		17.44		48.10
1982	1.43	c	-----	z	32.18		46.16	a	61.62	c	63.65		73.95		71.48	b	60.36	a	47.37	a	29.80		25.19	b	46.65	a
1983	22.57	a	27.50		33.93	b	42.33	c	55.78	a	66.22	a	75.30	c	77.14	c	62.17	a	49.07	d	33.95	a	1.77	c	45.65
1984	15.74		29.00	a	27.40	b	46.68		56.41	b	68.88		72.20	a	72.79		58.43		53.56	e	35.87	c	20.02	e	46.42
1985	14.54	f	18.90	b	39.90	e	54.07	b	63.52	d	64.66	e	72.69		68.40	a	59.13		47.88	e	19.04	b	8.44	e	46.97	a
1986	19.72	b	15.71	b	36.92	a	47.67	a	59.55	a	69.75	d	73.52	b	68.13	h	60.04	d	-----	z	27.38	n	26.42	a	45.48	c
1987	24.78	b	32.91	a	36.68		54.48		65.71		71.88		75.60	a	69.34	f	61.66	a	43.88	e	36.16	a	22.82	c	47.87	a
1988	7.23	c	11.42	c	32.43	c	45.96	b	63.50	a	75.38	b	76.81		72.63	d	59.43	i	43.76	h	32.88	a	23.54	h	46.47	c
1989	22.85	e	6.98	b	27.57	c	46.60	a	58.43	b	66.84	b	75.85		71.30	a	60.10	d	48.35		28.76	e	9.79	e	43.62
1990	26.27	c	23.37	e	35.87	a	44.18		56.83	a	68.86	a	70.17	a	71.87	a	64.37		46.69	e	34.23		16.30	f	49.34	a
1991	11.88	a	28.35	a	35.21		48.77		60.85		72.50		72.66		72.32		60.05		44.02		23.43	b	24.80	a	46.24
1992	24.37	a	27.61	b	35.85		43.17		59.29		65.28		64.27		64.10		57.23		45.10		26.98		15.24	b	44.04
1993	10.73		10.14		25.71		41.57	b	55.85	a	62.38	a	70.38	o	68.16	b	54.60	a	44.74		28.21	a	18.72	b	38.26	a
1994	2.35	a	10.05		34.55	a	44.40	d	61.36	c	67.71	b	68.12	b	66.81	b	63.78	c	50.15	d	34.74	a	20.95	c	43.75
1995	15.63	d	21.08	c	33.26	j	40.02	d	52.48	k	68.09	a	72.17	g	73.79	g	58.77	j	43.23	i	28.77	j	22.30	i	36.20	h
1996	6.83	h	24.98	i	25.00	n	38.47	n	52.71	n	69.52	f	68.08	f	69.94	g	58.19	i	44.08	k	20.46	f	9.38	c	9.38	k
1997	7.22	m	17.57	h	27.62	k	40.93	i	49.79	n	69.00	d	71.44	d	69.93	c	61.67	j	46.85	n	27.02	i	25.14	j	70.12	i
1998	15.83	j	32.59	f	26.48	i	45.55	k	62.54	g	64.44	f	73.66	f	72.14	f	65.47	k	49.71	g	34.91	h	23.59	i	-----	z
1999	14.86	j	28.89	f	33.93	i	46.00	g	56.88	k	66.50	j	75.24	h	71.28	f	58.14	h	48.80	i	42.05	h	25.73	k	-----	z
2000	18.21	c	29.18	g	40.30	k	44.68	k	59.11	h	66.52	b	73.02	c	71.15	a	61.65	f	51.61	i	23.11	b	6.55	i	50.40	g
2001	19.32	f	10.28	h	25.30	h	46.61	g	59.26	d	68.37	d	76.54	d	72.88	a	61.52	g	46.90	k	40.74	g	21.75	c	59.76	g
2002	21.58	f	28.23	f	20.89	i	44.72	g	55.58	g	71.03	j	77.54	e	69.90	b	62.70	g	39.47	m	31.21	r	25.91	n	73.72	j
2003	12.81	r	14.30	r	32.06	o	46.00	n	54.18	l	64.97	n	71.08	m	72.88	k	57.63	o	50.53	o	25.19	q	23.88	n	-----	z
2004	18.27	r	23.08	p	35.96	q	46.71	p	55.85	k	62.62	n	69.26	n	64.60	k	64.22	l	48.27	t	35.50	o	24.66	o	-----	z
2005	10.19	r	25.25	p	31.28	m	48.06	l	53.69	m	68.62	m	73.54	q	68.57	p	64.54	p	47.40	p	36.75	p	14.97	n	-----	z
2006	29.33	m	21.04	p	30.73	p	48.70	o	59.21	e	68.38	b	75.07	j	70.53	b	55.89	c	41.66	i	33.54	d	26.58	f	57.51	g
2007	15.70	f	13.85	d	37.45	b	43.65		61.18		68.24	a	73.82	a	71.16		61.31	l	50.31	b	33.34	a	14.74	b	46.77	b
2008	12.26	d	14.20	a	27.74		41.11	c	53.59	b	64.59	a	71.82	a	70.33	a	60.77	b	46.24	b	31.90	e	11.26	f	44.96	a
2009	11.87	e	21.54	d	33.02	g	43.27		56.63	e	63.65		66.37		66.56		62.14	a	40.03		39.10	d	11.97	b	43.92	a
2010	10.19	e	14.34	f	36.23	a	51.60		55.92		67.07	c	71.84	c	72.73	a	58.56	c	51.81	b	33.24	c	15.07	d	47.66	a
2011	8.30	a	14.17	e	26.78	b	42.98	a	55.76	b	65.21	b	75.38	a	68.88	a	57.62	b	50.88	a	34.02		25.38	a	43.78
2012	22.40		23.62		47.08		50.15		59.37		70.30		78.90		71.10		62.70		46.00		35.55		21.18		49.03
2013	19.15		19.71		25.27		38.73		55.92		65.82		70.44		69.56		66.12		46.19		29.37		10.23		43.04
2014	11.19		10.21		26.50		43.10		55.48		65.30		67.34		68.29		60.42		48.76		23.60		22.44		41.89
2015	18.37		12.43		35.16		48.25		55.31		66.67		70.35		67.31		66.12		50.85		37.13		23.63		45.96
2016	15.74		26.36		38.08		45.70		57.10		70.02		70.77		69.82		62.65		50.26		41.22		16.13		46.99
2017	17.16		29.16		32.40		46.17		54.97		67.32		73.08		65.15		62.33		50.08		33.48		22.27		46.13
2018	18.27		15.36		35.31		37.07		67.39		75.05		75.97		74.24		67.85		48.56		33.37		30.10		48.21
2019	19.47		12.39		32.37		49.73		58.53		73.02		77.03		72.52		68.72		44.55		30.30		21.61		46.69
2020	16.26		19.45		36.27		42.32		53.63		68.87		72.60		69.89		58.73		41.24		36.78		24.27		45.03
2021	22.95		11.09		38.11		43.42		55.90		71.15		72.45		72.16		63.37		50.95		35.87		24.97		46.87
2022	14.68		16.48		32.05		40.05		55.55		68.22		73.79		70.40		69.24	m	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	46.40	d
2023	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	70.56	u	70.06		72.73		67.73		48.92		35.75		30.24		54.24	f
2024	14.40		31.38		35.45		46.53	l	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	27.08	i
Period of Record Statistics
MEAN	14.13		18.68		31.91		46.07		57.74		67.36		73.11		71.11		61.83		48.97		32.88		19.93		45.71
S.D.	7.14		6.83		5.58		4.03		3.89		3.39		3.69		3.09		3.62		3.76		4.30		5.53		1.76
SKEW	-0.16		-0.13		-0.10		0.12		0.59		0.55		0.12		0.21		0.17		0.22		-0.47		-0.56		0.23
MAX	27.56		34.91		47.08		55.15		72.10		78.52		83.73		78.81		71.26		58.58		41.22		30.48		51.07
MIN	-0.66		-4.24		19.69		37.07		48.54		59.90		63.57		62.69		52.42		40.03		19.04		1.77		41.89
YRS	105		105		109		110		116		110		118		119		113		105		99		99		63