DE SMET, SOUTH DAKOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 22.0 29.2 40.6 58.3 70.9 80.2 86.1 83.2 74.0 61.2 42.4 26.1 56.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 36.8 41.6 52.6 68.3 78.2 88.8 92.3 91.5 82.2 70.6 48.9 37.4 60.2
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1987 1987 1988 1976 1976 1978 1963 1981 1979 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 8.7 18.0 28.5 47.0 64.9 73.3 79.7 76.7 61.7 51.5 27.0 7.1 53.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1969 1975 1968 1969 1990 1985 1965 1969 1985 1983 1985
Mean Temperature (F) 12.6 19.3 30.9 46.3 58.4 68.1 73.7 71.0 61.5 49.2 32.7 17.2 45.1
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 26.6 32.5 39.3 54.3 65.5 76.0 78.3 77.8 68.3 58.4 38.9 27.2 49.8
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1987 1987 1988 1974 1983 1978 1963 1981 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -1.8 6.9 19.5 39.2 53.1 61.7 69.5 66.2 52.3 43.1 19.7 -0.1 42.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1965 1975 1968 1969 1972 1985 1965 1969 1985 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 3.1 9.3 21.1 34.2 45.8 55.9 61.2 58.8 49.0 37.1 23.0 8.2 33.9
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 16.3 23.3 30.3 40.2 52.8 63.1 64.9 65.0 54.3 46.2 28.9 19.6 39.4
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1987 1987 1988 1966 1983 1978 1963 1987 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -12.2 -4.7 9.5 25.7 40.8 50.0 57.0 54.5 42.8 30.2 12.4 -7.2 30.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1965 1961 1967 1969 1971 1977 1965 1976 1985 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.59 0.68 1.60 2.26 3.07 4.02 3.25 2.44 2.14 1.79 0.92 0.58 23.34
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.22 2.40 3.51 7.63 8.17 11.92 8.31 5.85 7.62 4.86 3.41 2.03 35.33
Year Highest Occurred 1975 1977 1985 1986 1962 1984 1987 1984 1985 1984 1971 1968 1984
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.31 0.57 1.21 0.13 0.36 0.05 0.00 0.05 0.00 11.91
Year Lowest Occurred 1990 1970 1971 1969 1976 1973 1975 1961 1974 1964 1990 1986 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 1624. 1280. 1057. 561. 236. 48. 6. 24. 152. 490. 969. 1482. 7929.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 31. 141. 276. 210. 47. 0. 0. 0. 705.

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