SISSETON, SOUTH DAKOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 21.6 27.5 40.1 57.5 70.9 79.7 85.8 83.7 73.0 61.0 40.9 26.2 55.7
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 36.3 40.2 54.9 69.3 77.9 88.1 92.3 91.7 79.1 71.5 48.4 38.7 59.7
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1987 1980 1988 1974 1976 1978 1963 1963 1979 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 7.9 12.2 28.1 43.0 64.3 73.3 80.6 77.5 60.0 54.5 27.4 9.4 51.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1965 1975 1979 1969 1962 1977 1965 1969 1985 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 11.4 17.5 30.5 45.6 58.3 67.4 73.3 71.0 60.5 49.0 31.6 16.7 44.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 26.4 30.9 41.2 54.0 65.6 73.8 77.7 77.3 67.1 58.9 38.5 27.0 48.7
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1987 1977 1988 1974 1983 1978 1963 1981 1979 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -2.5 2.6 18.4 36.0 52.2 61.2 69.3 65.7 50.4 44.1 19.1 1.5 40.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1965 1975 1979 1969 1962 1977 1965 1976 1985 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 1.3 7.5 20.9 33.7 45.5 55.1 60.7 58.3 48.0 36.9 22.2 7.1 33.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 16.5 22.3 30.2 39.4 53.2 60.1 65.6 64.0 55.1 46.3 29.1 17.7 37.7
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1984 1973 1977 1977 1961 1983 1983 1978 1963 1962 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -13.3 -7.0 8.6 27.5 38.5 48.8 56.5 53.9 40.7 31.3 10.7 -6.4 30.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1965 1961 1967 1982 1967 1977 1965 1976 1985 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.53 0.57 1.33 2.26 2.91 3.07 2.76 2.78 1.93 1.55 0.88 0.55 21.12
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.60 1.63 5.19 7.30 9.76 7.10 8.13 6.91 4.96 5.02 4.77 2.03 31.47
Year Highest Occurred 1969 1962 1977 1986 1965 1971 1962 1964 1986 1984 1977 1968 1977
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.09 0.23 0.16 0.41 0.55 0.32 0.14 0.10 0.11 0.00 0.00 8.66
Year Lowest Occurred 1974 1985 1961 1982 1976 1974 1975 1969 1972 1964 1990 1989 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 1662. 1330. 1070. 582. 237. 55. 10. 28. 176. 496. 1002. 1497. 8145.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 29. 127. 267. 214. 41. 0. 0. 0. 678.

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