CARTHAGE, SOUTH DAKOTA

Period of Record General Climate Summary - Precipitation

Station:(391474) CARTHAGE
From Year=1951 To Year=2011
Precipitation Total Snowfall
Mean High Year Low Year 1 Day Max. >=
0.01 in.
>=
0.10 in.
>=
0.50 in.
>=
1.00 in.
Mean High Year
in. in. - in. - in. dd/yyyy
or
yyyymmdd
# Days # Days # Days # Days in. in. -
January 0.35 0.96 2011 0.00 1964 0.70 14/1952 3 1 0 0 3.0 13.0 1969
February 0.69 1.99 1969 0.00 1968 0.90 25/2007 4 2 0 0 6.0 22.0 1969
March 0.95 2.62 2007 0.04 1967 1.37 28/2008 5 2 1 0 3.7 16.0 2007
April 2.40 5.42 2007 0.51 2005 2.45 26/2008 7 5 2 1 1.7 13.0 2009
May 2.97 8.75 2007 0.51 1967 4.60 06/2007 9 6 2 1 0.0 0.0 1952
June 4.23 13.72 2010 1.13 1956 5.30 11/2010 10 7 3 1 0.0 0.0 1951
July 2.77 7.47 2010 0.60 1960 2.48 22/1955 7 5 2 1 0.0 0.0 1951
August 2.62 7.19 2007 0.44 1961 3.09 08/1956 7 5 2 1 0.0 0.0 1951
September 2.08 7.79 2005 0.43 1956 2.90 15/2010 7 4 1 0 0.0 0.0 1951
October 1.69 4.49 2008 0.00 1952 2.70 30/1956 4 3 1 0 0.6 5.0 1951
November 0.70 2.27 2005 0.01 2006 1.21 17/1952 3 2 0 0 2.2 9.0 1971
December 0.68 2.20 2005 0.06 1954 1.30 02/2007 4 2 0 0 5.7 19.0 1968
Annual 22.14 39.09 2010 12.25 1958 5.30 20100611 70 45 14 5 22.9 44.5 1970
Winter 1.71 4.05 2011 0.46 1964 1.30 20071202 11 5 1 0 14.7 54.0 1969
Spring 6.33 16.79 2007 1.96 1967 4.60 20070506 21 13 4 1 5.4 20.0 1970
Summer 9.63 24.79 2010 5.01 1958 5.30 20100611 24 17 6 2 0.0 0.0 1951
Fall 4.47 10.76 2005 1.59 1964 2.90 20100915 15 9 3 1 2.8 12.0 1971
Table updated on Oct 31, 2012
For monthly and annual means, thresholds, and sums:
Months with 5 or more missing days are not considered
Years with 1 or more missing months are not considered
Seasons are climatological not calendar seasons
Winter = Dec., Jan., and Feb. Spring = Mar., Apr., and May
Summer = Jun., Jul., and Aug. Fall = Sep., Oct., and Nov.


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