MADISON 2SE, SOUTH DAKOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 20.8 26.8 38.8 56.0 68.6 78.0 83.6 81.2 71.4 59.4 40.9 25.3 54.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 36.7 41.7 54.2 65.2 76.4 86.3 90.2 88.0 78.8 69.0 47.9 35.2 58.7
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1987 1977 1988 1966 1976 1978 1963 1963 1986 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 6.8 14.4 26.0 44.2 61.8 71.6 78.7 74.8 59.7 50.8 26.8 6.5 49.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1969 1975 1979 1969 1962 1979 1965 1969 1985 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 10.6 16.9 29.3 45.0 57.2 66.8 72.2 69.6 59.8 47.5 31.4 15.7 43.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 26.4 31.8 38.8 52.2 65.0 73.9 77.1 75.8 66.4 56.8 37.5 25.1 48.1
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1987 1977 1988 1966 1983 1978 1963 1981 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -2.6 4.1 16.5 37.7 51.5 60.7 68.2 65.2 50.6 41.8 19.3 -1.1 39.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1969 1975 1979 1969 1971 1985 1965 1969 1985 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 0.3 6.9 19.7 34.0 45.8 55.5 60.7 57.9 48.2 35.6 21.7 6.2 32.7
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 16.1 21.9 28.7 39.5 53.6 61.4 64.0 64.0 53.9 44.5 27.6 16.1 37.4
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1981 1977 1988 1966 1983 1978 1963 1983 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -11.9 -6.3 7.0 28.2 39.7 49.7 55.9 53.5 41.5 29.7 11.8 -8.6 29.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1969 1961 1968 1969 1971 1974 1965 1976 1985 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.52 0.75 1.84 2.37 2.96 3.63 3.07 2.93 2.37 1.82 1.08 0.78 24.12
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.60 3.43 4.73 6.87 8.53 9.57 9.02 7.00 6.89 7.20 5.68 4.39 36.30
Year Highest Occurred 1975 1969 1977 1986 1972 1984 1962 1975 1986 1982 1983 1968 1986
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.01 0.26 0.33 0.37 0.92 0.79 0.75 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 13.63
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1970 1967 1987 1976 1978 1976 1963 1974 1964 1980 1986 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 1686. 1347. 1107. 600. 265. 61. 10. 33. 186. 543. 1008. 1528. 8374.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 23. 115. 233. 176. 30. 0. 0. 0. 577.
Western Regional Climate Center, wrcc@dri.edu