MILBANK 2 SSW, SOUTH DAKOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 21.0 26.2 38.5 55.8 69.7 79.4 85.1 82.6 72.5 60.3 41.0 25.5 54.8
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 36.5 42.6 52.3 66.1 78.5 89.6 90.9 89.8 78.8 69.5 48.2 37.1 60.0
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1987 1977 1988 1975 1983 1978 1963 1981 1986 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 7.8 13.3 25.8 42.0 63.2 72.5 78.2 75.6 57.7 52.0 28.4 8.9 51.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1965 1975 1979 1969 1962 1985 1965 1969 1985 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 10.0 15.2 28.3 43.6 56.9 66.8 72.2 69.8 59.2 47.4 30.8 15.5 43.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 26.3 31.5 37.7 51.0 65.3 74.3 77.2 75.8 63.9 56.7 36.9 25.6 47.7
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1987 1977 1988 1974 1983 1978 1963 1962 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -3.7 1.3 16.1 35.3 49.9 60.2 68.6 64.0 49.2 41.7 19.1 -0.1 38.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1965 1975 1979 1969 1962 1985 1965 1969 1985 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -1.1 4.2 18.0 31.4 44.0 54.2 59.1 56.9 45.9 34.5 20.5 5.6 31.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 16.0 20.4 27.5 37.8 52.1 61.9 64.0 62.5 50.5 43.9 26.6 17.3 35.3
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1977 1977 1971 1974 1961 1963 1963 1962 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -15.1 -10.7 6.3 25.7 36.6 47.3 55.8 52.4 40.7 29.7 9.8 -9.0 26.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1965 1961 1979 1982 1985 1985 1965 1987 1985 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.45 0.47 1.28 2.21 2.64 3.29 2.96 2.63 2.02 1.84 1.00 0.42 21.21
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.69 1.79 6.04 6.24 6.71 7.89 7.33 6.76 4.70 6.04 3.58 1.05 34.51
Year Highest Occurred 1975 1962 1977 1986 1962 1984 1963 1966 1965 1971 1977 1984 1977
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.11 0.16 0.34 0.25 0.47 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.67
Year Lowest Occurred 1990 1968 1982 1982 1976 1987 1975 1969 1972 1964 1976 1989 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 1705. 1394. 1138. 642. 275. 69. 12. 39. 194. 546. 1026. 1535. 8575.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 24. 123. 235. 188. 20. 0. 0. 0. 590.

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