IPSWICH, SOUTH DAKOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 22.3 28.5 41.0 58.3 70.9 80.1 87.0 86.0 74.5 61.7 41.4 26.3 56.5
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 37.8 41.8 52.3 69.2 78.0 91.4 92.8 92.1 82.8 72.4 49.2 40.2 61.5
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1987 1988 1988 1974 1973 1978 1963 1962 1979 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 7.6 12.2 28.7 46.4 65.1 73.5 80.9 80.0 59.7 54.3 24.9 8.3 53.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1979 1969 1975 1968 1969 1962 1966 1965 1969 1985 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 10.9 17.3 29.5 45.0 56.8 66.4 72.3 70.5 59.4 47.3 30.0 15.4 43.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 26.1 30.9 38.1 52.5 63.3 75.3 77.2 76.1 64.5 57.1 37.0 26.2 48.4
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1987 1977 1988 1974 1973 1978 1963 1962 1986 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -3.7 1.0 18.5 38.6 51.9 59.1 68.0 65.3 49.0 41.8 15.3 -2.5 40.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1969 1975 1979 1985 1971 1977 1965 1976 1985 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -0.5 5.9 18.1 31.6 42.6 52.7 57.6 55.1 44.2 32.9 18.7 4.5 30.3
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 14.3 19.9 29.0 35.9 49.1 59.1 61.6 60.0 49.2 41.7 25.1 16.7 35.1
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1977 1977 1988 1974 1973 1963 1963 1987 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -15.8 -10.3 8.3 25.8 37.3 42.8 52.6 49.4 36.6 26.8 5.7 -13.2 26.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1969 1961 1984 1985 1971 1977 1984 1976 1985 1983 1985
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.36 0.40 1.16 2.28 2.63 3.54 2.62 2.05 1.54 1.13 0.57 0.37 18.65
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.02 1.91 3.67 6.10 5.80 7.05 5.03 6.04 3.43 4.41 2.32 0.94 24.52
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1969 1977 1986 1974 1984 1979 1980 1973 1982 1977 1968 1963
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.03 0.04 0.09 0.57 0.51 0.34 0.18 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.84
Year Lowest Occurred 1961 1985 1967 1987 1989 1974 1975 1972 1972 1988 1980 1986 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 1677. 1336. 1101. 600. 272. 80. 11. 28. 203. 549. 1050. 1538. 8445.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 18. 122. 238. 199. 35. 0. 0. 0. 612.

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