ALEXANDRIA, SOUTH DAKOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 26.6 32.5 45.0 61.7 73.1 82.4 87.9 85.6 76.0 63.7 45.2 30.2 59.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 41.4 46.0 58.8 71.1 79.4 91.0 94.0 91.5 83.3 73.3 52.6 40.7 63.0
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1981 1987 1988 1964 1983 1990 1963 1963 1979 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 11.7 17.9 31.0 51.3 68.7 76.2 83.4 79.5 66.4 54.4 30.3 10.7 55.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1978 1969 1975 1961 1969 1972 1985 1965 1969 1985 1983 1978
Mean Temperature (F) 16.4 22.6 34.6 49.2 60.6 70.1 75.6 73.2 63.4 51.4 35.3 20.8 47.8
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 30.8 35.5 43.3 56.9 67.5 77.5 79.8 79.4 68.8 59.9 41.9 30.4 51.8
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1981 1977 1988 1974 1983 1990 1963 1981 1979 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 2.7 10.0 22.2 43.2 55.7 64.2 71.0 68.7 55.7 45.1 22.6 2.6 45.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1979 1969 1983 1968 1969 1971 1985 1965 1969 1985 1983 1978
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 6.3 12.7 24.2 36.7 48.1 57.8 63.3 60.7 50.8 39.1 25.3 11.4 36.4
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 20.1 24.9 32.8 42.6 56.1 63.9 67.1 67.3 56.2 46.4 32.0 21.6 40.6
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1981 1977 1988 1966 1983 1978 1963 1981 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -6.3 -0.5 13.3 30.5 42.3 52.2 58.5 56.4 44.9 33.5 14.9 -5.5 34.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1979 1969 1961 1968 1969 1971 1974 1965 1976 1985 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.37 0.48 1.41 2.33 2.90 3.60 2.85 2.58 2.34 1.61 0.82 0.49 21.78
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.20 2.42 5.38 6.34 8.58 9.18 8.82 7.36 7.27 5.56 2.49 1.54 34.77
Year Highest Occurred 1975 1962 1987 1986 1972 1984 1962 1978 1986 1982 1983 1968 1962
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.01 0.00 0.18 0.31 0.49 0.48 0.45 0.37 0.27 0.00 0.00 0.00 11.01
Year Lowest Occurred 1972 1968 1967 1987 1975 1988 1975 1976 1980 1964 1967 1986 1980
Heating Degree Days (F) 1507. 1187. 942. 474. 181. 25. 0. 9. 115. 422. 891. 1370. 7123.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 45. 178. 332. 263. 67. 0. 0. 0. 885.

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