HOWARD, SD

Average of Minimum Temperature (Degrees Fahrenheit)

(394037)

File last updated on April 23, 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	-4.70	d	-2.38	d	14.47	a	29.68	b	41.29		-----	z	58.06		53.23		47.13		30.62	b	13.42	f	-0.19	e	26.72	b
1894	-3.46	c	0.50	b	23.83	a	35.71	b	44.39		54.47		56.65		55.03		46.96	b	33.52	f	-----	z	14.55	b	32.86	b
1895	-7.33	d	-1.29	d	14.43	a	39.37		44.00		51.14	a	53.58		53.06		48.34	a	28.10		17.88	d	8.65		29.16
1896	4.80	f	9.78	b	-----	z	-----	z	48.84		52.13		56.07	c	55.45		45.00		31.10	a	7.41	c	13.63	a	35.49	c
1897	-1.79	c	-----	z	11.61	c	34.00	a	41.74		51.60		60.57	a	53.45		55.44	c	35.82	c	14.08	d	7.48	b	33.09	a
1898	13.23	a	9.46		18.28	b	31.03		42.80	a	54.60		57.48		56.52		46.66	a	30.03		14.00	b	4.07	a	31.51
1899	4.17	a	-6.56	c	10.53	a	37.00	a	46.97		55.50		56.45		58.74		41.41	a	34.16		25.40		4.04	c	30.65
1900	7.94		-3.52	a	15.29		36.10	a	46.61		50.40		56.55		62.03		-----	z	-----	z	21.97		12.77		30.61	b
1901	6.39		3.39		17.30	a	32.07		37.03		44.93		57.77		52.65		40.10		30.26		12.57		2.77		28.10
1902	8.55		6.11	a	23.45		31.00	a	42.58		43.80		50.52		49.16		35.83		30.71		23.57		-----	z	31.39	a
1903	-----	z	3.10	g	22.79	b	33.37		45.97	a	51.86	a	57.66	b	56.93	a	45.90		34.89	l	21.19	c	5.30	d	37.88	c
1904	0.03	a	-2.03		21.27	a	28.19	d	44.07	a	54.10	a	56.11	d	54.45		47.19	c	39.10	a	24.47		8.36	c	31.27
1905	-2.55		-1.32		26.79	c	32.32	b	41.22	d	52.56	e	56.68		60.23	a	51.39	b	34.23	a	25.86	b	14.96	c	32.70
1906	10.69	b	8.75		14.43	a	36.76	i	44.90		50.87		53.83	a	58.59	d	51.25	b	35.23	a	22.24	a	7.55	b	32.58	a
1907	-4.80	a	11.12	b	23.64	c	24.71	i	36.13	a	52.04	b	57.29		54.33	a	44.57		31.89	c	19.60		11.80	a	30.69	a
1908	7.67	a	7.48		20.03	b	32.83		41.78	d	51.69	d	56.74		52.53	a	51.24	a	34.35		21.53		8.89	c	32.23
1909	3.50	i	9.73	f	18.37	a	24.81	d	40.70	a	54.21	a	57.33	a	60.00	a	47.46	d	32.89	c	21.96	c	1.56	f	39.75	c
1910	-0.63	d	-5.04	b	32.25	c	32.57	b	36.37	d	50.78	g	-----	z	51.80	a	44.25	b	37.39		-----	z	6.10		26.12	c
1911	-1.23	a	5.12	b	20.90		28.90	a	44.57	c	56.67	f	54.10		51.64	c	44.38	f	32.32		9.65	d	5.40	f	27.33	c
1912	-12.42		2.85	b	10.29		32.45	a	41.93	c	47.57	i	55.78	h	50.62	e	41.90	a	29.70	h	19.43	b	6.04	f	23.38	d
1913	-1.60	a	-1.84	c	11.69	b	31.17		40.07	d	54.58	f	53.45		56.07	a	45.65	d	-----	z	24.92	f	12.86	c	27.50	c
1914	8.04	d	-----	z	16.54	c	29.65	d	41.42		52.36	h	57.06		52.53	a	43.41	c	35.50	a	21.25	f	-1.72	m	35.52	d
1915	-----	z	13.31	b	10.96	e	36.00	b	36.08	e	46.17	f	50.43	a	47.83	b	44.45	a	34.17	b	20.79	f	9.10	k	34.15	d
1916	-12.68	c	-----	z	16.28	f	28.61	b	43.18	c	50.33	c	65.97		57.74		44.97	a	30.25	c	-----	z	-----	z	38.55	d
1917	-----	z	-5.08	c	17.15	d	30.60		37.38	b	49.13		57.40	a	51.57	a	-----	z	-----	z	26.38	d	-3.69	e	28.98	c
1918	-8.03		3.76	c	25.96	c	28.20		44.03	a	52.75	f	54.87	a	56.67	a	38.07	c	35.50	e	-----	z	-----	z	31.00	c
1919	10.41	d	3.67	a	18.67	d	32.11	c	41.13	a	56.18	h	59.16		51.80	a	47.97		27.75	c	-----	z	-----	z	32.52	c
1920	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	41.11	l	52.00	c	54.65	e	49.80	a	45.80		36.93	b	18.67	c	6.90	a	37.82	e
1921	13.11	c	15.11		22.81		33.50	b	45.23		58.08	d	60.43	a	56.14	b	47.93	b	35.83	a	17.22	c	9.31	b	34.56
1922	0.42	g	-5.77	b	19.62	e	33.81	c	46.86	c	54.54	d	54.45	b	58.03	a	53.07	a	39.20	a	-----	z	6.06		35.99	b
1923	11.23	a	1.88	b	19.30	u	31.92	f	44.00	e	57.55	a	62.90		55.04	d	51.50		34.58		26.53		16.76	b	36.20	b
1924	-3.77	a	12.39	a	18.43	c	32.29	b	36.57	c	50.75	b	55.38	b	56.31	b	43.73	d	41.33	m	20.65	d	-0.55		29.29	a
1925	-0.50	a	13.63	a	-----	z	38.36	h	39.81	d	52.32	e	55.48	b	59.00	r	52.10	a	20.87	h	20.28	e	7.20	a	30.04	d
1926	3.52	b	15.56	a	16.67	a	29.83	a	47.80	a	49.75	b	58.93	b	56.90	a	44.64	e	33.89	c	16.63		4.72	b	31.57
1927	8.21	g	11.92	b	23.10		32.41	a	40.66	b	50.46	b	53.52	f	51.37	a	49.08	d	36.44	f	16.57	b	-6.86	c	29.86	c
1928	4.17	b	12.00	a	20.68	c	23.07	c	43.31	b	49.93	b	57.11	c	56.29	c	42.78	c	34.30	a	22.04	d	15.31	b	31.75
1929	-9.47	a	-0.31	b	25.43	c	35.07		42.06		53.57		61.74		59.10		47.50		38.55		19.27		9.93	b	31.87
1930	-6.24	b	22.21		21.45		37.60		44.90		53.47		63.65		62.65		50.03		37.00		24.97	a	15.81		35.62
1931	14.84		21.00		21.23		34.53		41.45		62.79	b	63.13		60.52		56.90		42.29		25.53		17.64	c	38.49
1932	5.83	a	12.81	c	14.20	a	37.77		48.19		58.93		62.16		60.81		47.63		35.65		21.27		4.68		34.16
1933	16.33	d	2.64		23.16		33.36	b	45.63	a	62.07	a	63.71		57.29		54.77		35.45		22.86	a	10.20	a	35.62
1934	12.72	b	11.37	a	19.50	a	33.59	a	56.26		59.20		64.45		59.03	a	45.72	a	43.84		28.79	b	9.50	a	37.00
1935	4.61		21.50		26.77		33.67		43.45		52.83		66.55		60.53	a	49.04	d	32.00	c	18.90		10.87		35.06
1936	-8.45		-14.66		22.33	a	29.00		51.26		55.21	a	65.84		63.10		53.20		31.48		20.00	a	14.23	a	31.88
1937	-8.10		4.30	a	20.74		34.07		48.68		54.66	a	62.81		64.03		49.77		33.42		19.57		5.16		32.42
1938	-----	z	7.23	f	26.53	a	35.72	a	44.94		56.53		61.58		62.35		52.50		43.77	a	18.73		13.48		41.61	b
1939	13.58		-1.79		20.35		31.80		50.53	a	55.73		62.65		56.87		50.43		35.67	a	24.30		18.26		34.87
1940	-5.94		10.03		19.00		32.27		42.13		55.03		62.58		57.16		53.33		42.23		17.93		15.45		33.43
1941	6.94		7.21		20.90		40.37		49.29		55.00		60.74		60.26		49.87		39.87		25.37		18.50	a	36.19
1942	10.71		12.43		25.58		38.27		44.77		56.40		59.65		58.77		45.97		37.77		22.50		7.32		35.01
1943	-2.42		11.89		13.45		34.50		41.90		56.23		60.97		60.35		45.50		37.06		23.63		11.52		32.88
1944	14.48		8.34		16.35		32.83		51.00		55.90		58.45		58.81		48.57		37.35		26.80		12.76	b	35.14
1945	9.97	b	13.50	b	27.03		31.17	a	40.16		51.00		57.32		57.35		48.03		36.35		20.77		3.28	m	35.70	a
1946	5.32	f	9.25		30.68		39.04	b	41.54	c	55.53		59.84		54.48		48.20		36.29		21.30		13.00		37.20	a
1947	12.03		4.46		17.41	i	32.28	a	40.43	a	53.72	a	59.48		65.65		50.45	a	45.61		18.63		8.90		35.61	a
1948	2.37	a	5.34		20.40	a	39.73		45.03	a	53.27		60.58		59.55		54.03		35.50	a	23.50		9.52	d	34.07
1949	0.35		2.00		21.10		32.25	b	48.81		58.13	g	62.26		60.76	b	44.20		37.39		28.17		7.55		31.35	a
1950	-6.26		9.57		14.03		27.18	b	41.58		52.87		54.93	a	53.78	d	47.76	a	39.03		18.20		7.55	b	30.02
1951	2.90	a	12.00		9.84		31.30		46.33	a	51.34	a	58.80	a	58.53	a	43.78	c	36.65		18.47		4.34	b	31.19
1952	2.55		16.29	a	18.52		37.85	d	45.84		58.53		60.84		58.65		50.37		31.32		21.86	b	15.21	b	34.82
1953	9.16		14.07	a	23.19		30.67		45.68		58.62	a	60.77	a	61.38	b	48.57		42.45		27.33		9.84		35.98
1954	-2.03		25.25		18.32		33.97		40.26		-----	z	61.97	b	58.81		50.23		36.48		27.37		13.61		33.11	a
1955	7.84		2.00		16.45		38.97		48.35		53.70		65.55		62.77		48.97		36.32		11.83		1.35		32.84
1956	0.48		1.52		17.58		27.40		46.65		59.83		57.52		56.81		45.47		40.84		22.40		13.87		32.53
1957	-3.90		10.11		19.74		31.67		44.68		52.40		64.48		59.03		45.13		38.55		25.47		19.45	i	35.21	a
1958	12.16		3.25		21.26		33.70		47.26		51.23		57.68		59.68		50.83	a	38.87		22.47		7.52		33.82
1959	1.73	a	2.85	a	25.43	a	33.21	b	47.07	a	58.10		60.00	a	61.80	a	47.07	b	30.79	c	-----	z	-----	z	36.81	b
1960	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	37.62	f	44.94		53.33		58.94		57.32		47.20		34.48		23.37		7.60	a	40.90	d
1961	2.10		14.21		25.27	a	28.83		43.13		55.72	a	57.19		58.42		45.67		36.97		23.03		5.50	a	33.00
1962	2.33	a	8.21		16.74		32.33		49.90		54.80		58.42		55.13		43.27		38.97		28.87		12.17	a	33.43
1963	-4.42		8.61		26.30	a	36.67	f	46.28	f	59.76	e	62.04	h	59.39		52.34	a	45.55		24.33		1.32		30.35	c
1964	10.74		14.14		15.19		35.53		47.58		55.33		63.10		55.29		48.20		35.65		19.83		4.26		33.74
1965	-0.06		2.68		9.06		34.03		46.81		56.33		59.87		57.52		42.40		38.58		22.37		18.74		32.36
1966	-3.65		7.11		24.97		29.13		40.19		54.93		64.71		55.71		48.03		35.48		19.73		10.65		32.25
1967	7.26		3.86		25.39		34.10		39.42		54.37		57.00		54.48		47.77		35.39		20.97		11.48		32.62
1968	5.35		7.72		25.06		33.97		39.52		56.10		59.32		58.87		47.43		38.03		24.57		7.84		33.65
1969	-1.23		12.46		7.45		36.53		46.35		49.17		60.65		59.19		49.83		33.74		24.27		11.90		32.53
1970	-5.03		9.79		18.16		32.17		47.00		56.10		60.58		59.77		49.03		36.52		23.30		6.13		32.79
1971	-0.26		6.57		19.83	a	35.87		42.58		59.37		55.42		58.10		47.17		39.29		23.97		9.13		33.09
1972	-2.16		4.00		22.03		34.23		49.10		55.33		57.77		58.42		49.03		34.13		-----	z	-----	z	36.19	b
1973	8.42		12.89		31.55		33.17		42.45		54.60		59.87		61.68		48.57		42.16		25.80		8.45		35.80
1974	4.58		12.96		23.00		36.20		44.19		52.63		64.23		55.16		43.67		37.90		22.77		13.52		34.23
1975	6.90		7.18		15.55		32.70		47.00		55.53		63.06		60.84		45.77		41.13		24.83		11.33	a	34.32
1976	4.06		19.28		21.65		37.70		42.48		57.00		61.74		61.23		49.97		31.71		16.23		5.47	a	34.04
1977	-6.52		14.75		26.00		39.73		54.13		56.97		63.90	a	56.61		51.33		37.58		21.57		6.48		35.21
1978	-9.52		-1.68		20.10		36.00		46.48		55.13		60.81		59.10		54.83		36.61		20.40		4.58		31.90
1979	-9.26		-3.11		18.90	a	33.17		42.74		54.90		62.00		59.06		51.40		36.32		22.57		17.55		32.19
1980	6.45		8.90		19.53	a	35.27		46.58		56.03		61.29		60.39		49.47		35.84		23.80		10.14	c	34.47
1981	10.00		12.79		24.30	a	40.40		43.35		54.93		61.19		57.13		46.40		35.58		26.73		8.68		35.12
1982	-9.10	b	-----	z	23.52		32.59	a	51.24	b	49.77		60.68		57.73	a	48.69	a	36.68		20.80		16.23	a	35.35	a
1983	14.20	a	19.68		26.52	b	31.89	b	42.00	a	54.63		63.86	b	63.31	b	47.37		37.03	a	26.86	a	-8.47	a	34.91
1984	7.16		21.21	a	18.13	a	36.70		44.00	a	57.83		59.53	a	58.81		44.40		44.23	a	24.93	b	8.83	a	35.48
1985	0.93	d	8.07	a	28.85	e	40.43	b	50.21	c	51.62	a	59.19		57.27	a	50.13		35.70	d	12.57		-2.38	e	32.72
1986	8.39		7.15	a	27.48		37.70		47.47	a	58.17	a	61.27	a	54.56	d	50.27	d	-----	z	18.12	n	15.68		36.81	b
1987	14.70	a	22.61		26.87		39.37		51.58		58.47		62.87	a	57.31	b	48.52	a	30.67	d	27.10	a	14.10	b	37.85
1988	-3.89	c	-0.04	c	21.18	c	33.25	b	51.17	a	62.18	b	64.06		59.59	d	47.33	i	30.78	h	23.28	a	11.42	g	34.53	c
1989	10.44	d	-3.69	b	18.18	c	34.10	a	46.07	b	54.68	b	64.32		59.43	a	47.96	d	33.42		19.96	e	0.73	e	32.13
1990	15.50	c	11.70	e	24.23	a	29.47		46.33	a	57.76	a	60.17	a	60.20	a	49.60		34.15	e	22.83		2.96	c	34.58
1991	1.84		17.70	a	24.10		37.83		51.52		62.97		61.65		60.16		47.47		30.55		14.66	a	15.17	a	35.47
1992	14.77	a	19.86	a	24.81		32.87		46.61		53.97		55.16		54.10		45.07		32.90		22.00		6.23	a	34.03
1993	1.35		2.14		17.19		31.89	b	45.33	a	53.03	a	61.38	o	56.76	b	43.10	a	32.26		18.55	a	10.00	b	28.33	a
1994	-6.50	a	0.11		24.90	a	31.92	d	49.14	c	56.89	b	56.79	b	55.07	b	51.26	c	39.48	d	24.79	a	13.86	c	33.14
1995	8.19	d	11.64	c	23.77	i	30.73	d	43.50	k	57.72	a	60.88	g	62.92	g	47.67	i	35.09	i	19.29	i	15.27	i	27.07	h
1996	-2.52	h	16.20	i	15.00	n	28.00	n	43.71	n	59.42	f	57.04	f	58.12	g	48.33	i	30.95	k	13.29	f	2.36	c	2.36	k
1997	-1.47	l	8.10	g	19.50	k	30.00	i	41.06	n	57.23	d	60.85	d	59.14	c	48.55	j	34.59	n	17.67	i	17.90	j	59.08	i
1998	8.52	j	26.14	f	19.09	i	35.79	k	50.54	g	53.83	f	63.44	f	60.72	f	51.47	k	40.04	g	26.82	h	12.77	i	-----	z
1999	5.86	i	19.09	f	23.55	i	36.78	g	47.15	k	56.80	j	64.04	h	59.16	f	45.45	h	35.23	i	29.32	h	13.70	k	-----	z
2000	7.39	c	18.05	g	27.35	k	32.68	k	47.00	h	54.93	b	61.25	c	59.53	a	47.96	f	39.77	i	15.18	b	-3.00	i	39.66	g
2001	10.96	f	0.33	g	16.52	h	36.83	g	48.93	d	56.96	d	65.85	d	60.17	a	50.65	g	34.10	k	28.39	g	13.29	c	49.04	g
2002	12.84	f	17.18	f	11.36	i	32.57	g	42.67	g	58.90	j	65.12	e	60.24	b	51.61	g	29.75	k	19.88	n	17.06	m	62.68	j
2003	5.35	n	4.13	m	17.11	m	34.78	l	43.58	l	54.25	n	59.94	m	61.67	j	45.31	n	38.24	n	16.00	m	17.40	k	-----	z
2004	5.28	m	11.94	m	26.29	n	32.62	n	45.38	j	52.06	m	59.88	n	54.35	k	54.95	k	34.15	r	25.25	n	14.25	k	-----	z
2005	2.61	m	14.33	m	19.22	m	36.28	l	43.39	m	59.82	m	62.80	p	56.73	p	52.73	o	36.94	n	24.42	k	7.33	j	-----	z
2006	22.42	l	9.80	m	21.31	o	37.60	o	45.50	e	55.86	a	59.19	j	59.93	b	45.59	a	30.04	e	20.07		16.24	b	39.03	e
2007	5.58	e	3.44	c	27.03	b	31.07		49.97		57.31	a	61.70	a	60.42		50.79	k	39.07	a	22.07		5.00	a	32.97	a
2008	0.13	a	2.43	a	17.32		27.81	c	40.93	a	53.66	a	60.43	a	58.73	a	48.18	b	35.59	b	22.55	a	-0.90		30.57
2009	-2.43	a	9.42	b	19.39	c	30.57		43.04	d	53.87		55.35		55.55		51.90	a	32.65		27.67	c	3.93	b	31.74
2010	1.13	a	2.52	c	27.47	a	39.20		44.52		56.67	c	61.89	c	62.43	a	48.00	c	38.74		22.52	a	5.43	a	34.21
2011	-2.32		3.26	a	16.93	a	33.13		44.57	a	54.97	a	64.90	a	57.77	a	44.96	b	38.70	a	20.73		14.42		32.67
2012	10.45		12.00		32.94		37.27		47.94		58.53		66.81		58.90		47.97		36.13		24.63		13.03		37.22
2013	8.39		9.57		15.06		27.73		44.74		55.00		60.26		60.06		54.50		36.84		17.90		0.45		32.54
2014	-1.00		-1.18		15.97		29.73		43.97		54.87		56.55		59.39		49.90		36.61		12.77		14.81		31.03
2015	9.03		1.71		20.61		33.33		43.94		55.90		59.26		56.48		55.37		39.74		26.93		16.39		34.89
2016	7.19		18.52		26.65		33.97		44.77		57.83		58.90		58.81		51.97		39.81		31.00		6.77		36.35
2017	9.48		18.43		22.58		34.33		43.13		54.83		61.26		54.90		51.47		37.90		22.50		12.74		35.30
2018	9.26		4.21		27.71		27.00		56.03		65.10		66.35		64.35		58.77		38.94		25.03		21.65		38.70
2019	10.81		4.14		23.61		40.50		49.61		62.20		67.45		63.52		59.87		36.03		21.43		14.10		37.77
2020	7.94		9.72		26.00		29.43		42.32		55.67		60.74		56.39		45.03		30.65		25.23		13.45		33.55
2021	15.45		2.32		25.45		31.20		44.13		55.50		58.84		59.42		49.43		38.35		24.63		16.26		35.08
2022	1.52		2.61		19.61		28.13		44.32		55.77		62.52		57.77		53.65	m	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	34.03	d
2023	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	58.44	u	57.68		59.58		54.33		37.65		21.83		20.23		41.88	f
2024	7.29		21.90		22.84		33.52	g	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	-----	z	17.34	i
Period of Record Statistics
MEAN	3.29		7.57		20.82		33.28		44.82		54.96		59.90		57.74		48.25		36.11		21.70		9.36		33.69
S.D.	7.25		7.51		5.17		3.59		3.94		3.42		3.52		3.34		3.93		3.68		4.25		5.80		2.08
SKEW	-0.17		0.04		-0.21		0.02		0.25		-0.02		-0.14		-0.46		0.07		0.19		-0.78		-0.49		0.09
MAX	16.33		25.25		32.94		40.50		56.26		65.10		67.45		65.65		59.87		45.61		31.00		21.65		38.70
MIN	-12.68		-14.66		7.45		23.07		36.08		43.80		50.43		47.83		35.83		27.75		7.41		-8.47		28.10
YRS	110		111		112		111		118		112		118		123		114		108		107		107		75