PORCUPINE 11 N, SOUTH DAKOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 32.8 38.7 48.0 60.2 70.9 81.8 90.0 88.4 77.7 64.9 47.3 35.2 61.3
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 44.5 48.7 55.1 68.8 81.1 91.0 96.9 95.2 85.6 76.9 56.4 46.1 64.7
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1983 1986 1981 1985 1988 1974 1973 1979 1963 1963 1979 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 17.1 23.8 35.6 50.9 62.7 73.1 83.3 81.5 63.5 52.9 27.1 14.6 58.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1965 1983 1967 1967 1962 1977 1965 1969 1985 1983 1982
Mean Temperature (F) 20.0 25.1 33.9 45.6 56.8 67.1 74.5 72.0 60.8 48.1 33.2 22.1 46.6
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 30.2 34.0 42.7 52.3 63.6 75.6 79.8 78.3 66.6 58.9 39.0 31.1 49.5
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1976 1986 1981 1985 1988 1966 1983 1969 1963 1963 1979 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 4.9 13.0 21.7 37.6 50.6 61.6 68.3 67.1 51.1 41.1 16.1 2.6 44.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1965 1983 1967 1969 1972 1977 1965 1969 1985 1983 1972
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 7.1 11.5 19.8 31.0 42.7 52.3 59.0 55.5 43.8 31.2 19.1 8.8 31.8
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 17.4 21.3 30.3 36.8 49.3 60.2 64.4 62.3 49.1 40.8 24.2 18.4 34.6
Year Highest Occurred 1983 1976 1986 1969 1977 1988 1966 1983 1969 1963 1987 1965 1986
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -7.4 0.7 7.7 24.3 36.3 46.6 51.9 51.3 36.9 25.0 5.0 -9.5 28.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1965 1983 1983 1989 1972 1964 1974 1990 1985 1983 1972
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.23 0.34 0.91 1.67 2.82 2.99 2.60 1.38 1.16 0.99 0.43 0.37 15.89
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.37 1.60 3.63 3.67 8.41 9.21 4.92 3.69 3.87 2.87 1.84 1.78 25.57
Year Highest Occurred 1971 1987 1977 1986 1965 1964 1982 1978 1986 1982 1985 1967 1965
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.20 0.35 0.22 0.66 0.34 0.09 0.15 0.00 0.00 10.13
Year Lowest Occurred 1987 1977 1978 1987 1966 1978 1971 1970 1975 1964 1963 1986 1974
Heating Degree Days (F) 1395. 1117. 964. 582. 273. 65. 10. 22. 179. 524. 954. 1330. 7415.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 19. 128. 305. 239. 53. 0. 0. 0. 744.

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