SIOUX FALLS FOSS FLD, SOUTH DAKOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 24.3 29.6 42.3 59.0 70.7 80.5 86.3 83.3 73.1 61.2 43.4 28.0 56.8
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 39.5 44.5 55.1 68.4 77.9 90.0 93.3 90.9 80.3 72.6 52.7 37.2 61.6
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1987 1988 1988 1975 1983 1990 1963 1963 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 10.9 17.4 29.7 49.4 65.6 74.0 80.9 76.9 60.1 53.0 28.8 10.9 53.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1965 1975 1968 1969 1962 1985 1965 1969 1985 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 13.8 19.7 32.5 46.9 58.4 68.3 74.3 71.4 60.9 48.6 33.0 18.3 45.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 28.2 32.8 39.8 53.8 66.8 76.3 79.2 78.3 66.7 58.1 39.5 28.4 49.9
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1977 1977 1988 1974 1983 1978 1963 1981 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 1.8 7.5 20.5 41.1 52.6 61.4 69.3 66.3 51.5 43.4 20.7 2.1 42.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1969 1966 1968 1969 1971 1985 1965 1969 1985 1983 1978
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 3.3 9.7 22.6 34.8 45.9 56.1 62.3 59.4 48.7 36.0 22.6 8.6 34.2
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 16.9 21.0 31.9 41.7 56.1 62.6 66.3 65.7 54.7 43.6 29.3 19.5 38.1
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1977 1977 1988 1966 1983 1978 1963 1983 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -8.3 -2.5 10.6 28.8 39.6 48.8 56.7 54.7 42.0 30.3 12.5 -6.7 31.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1979 1969 1961 1968 1969 1971 1986 1974 1987 1985 1983 1978
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.51 0.64 1.64 2.52 3.03 3.40 2.68 2.85 3.02 1.78 1.09 0.70 23.86
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.71 4.05 3.60 5.79 7.29 8.43 6.45 9.09 9.26 5.73 2.95 2.62 33.26
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1962 1977 1984 1965 1984 1963 1975 1986 1973 1983 1968 1982
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.08 0.05 0.14 0.17 0.61 0.91 0.49 0.53 0.47 0.02 0.02 0.00 11.42
Year Lowest Occurred 1990 1986 1967 1969 1981 1988 1988 1970 1990 1988 1980 1986 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 1587. 1268. 1008. 543. 240. 50. 10. 22. 165. 508. 960. 1448. 7809.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 35. 149. 298. 220. 42. 0. 0. 0. 744.

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