MARION, SOUTH DAKOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 23.9 30.0 42.3 59.0 71.3 80.6 86.3 83.4 73.8 61.6 43.4 27.8 57.0
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 38.0 44.4 56.1 67.4 77.3 88.5 92.1 90.7 80.9 71.4 50.7 38.0 61.1
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1981 1977 1988 1974 1983 1978 1963 1963 1986 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 10.0 15.0 30.1 49.2 66.4 74.8 81.4 77.7 61.6 52.7 29.6 10.0 52.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1969 1975 1979 1969 1962 1985 1965 1969 1985 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 13.1 19.1 31.4 46.3 58.8 68.5 74.0 70.7 60.7 48.5 32.7 17.9 45.1
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 27.6 32.4 40.1 52.6 64.4 75.3 77.8 77.0 66.5 58.1 38.9 27.8 49.2
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1977 1977 1988 1964 1983 1990 1963 1962 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -0.8 3.6 19.5 40.2 53.9 63.2 70.4 66.4 52.3 42.5 20.9 0.7 41.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1979 1969 1975 1979 1969 1971 1986 1965 1969 1985 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 2.3 8.1 20.4 33.6 46.1 56.3 61.6 57.9 47.5 35.3 22.0 8.0 33.3
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 17.2 20.3 29.6 39.4 51.7 62.0 65.7 63.2 53.0 44.8 27.8 18.6 37.3
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1977 1962 1988 1966 1983 1963 1963 1962 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -11.6 -7.9 8.8 29.0 41.0 51.2 57.5 53.6 41.0 29.4 12.2 -8.7 30.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1979 1969 1966 1968 1982 1971 1974 1984 1976 1985 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.54 0.68 1.77 2.58 3.10 3.78 2.87 2.69 2.96 1.69 1.13 0.74 24.53
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.55 3.10 5.11 8.39 9.22 14.19 7.02 10.82 7.80 5.59 4.45 2.86 39.53
Year Highest Occurred 1988 1962 1977 1984 1972 1984 1963 1975 1986 1982 1983 1968 1984
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.28 0.26 1.06 1.16 0.21 0.27 0.44 0.08 0.00 0.00 13.26
Year Lowest Occurred 1990 1986 1967 1969 1981 1988 1975 1983 1974 1964 1980 1986 1974
Heating Degree Days (F) 1609. 1285. 1042. 561. 225. 40. 0. 21. 164. 512. 969. 1460. 7888.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 32. 145. 282. 197. 35. 0. 0. 0. 691.

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