WHITE LAKE, SOUTH DAKOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 27.8 33.6 45.2 61.6 73.1 82.5 89.4 87.5 77.2 64.2 45.3 31.3 59.9
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 42.2 45.9 58.2 70.1 79.8 91.5 95.4 94.6 84.5 74.4 52.3 43.9 63.5
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1976 1968 1981 1987 1988 1974 1976 1990 1963 1962 1979 1976
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 13.0 17.9 31.5 51.6 67.7 73.6 82.6 81.0 65.1 55.7 29.0 11.7 56.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1978 1969 1983 1983 1982 1962 1985 1965 1969 1985 1983 1982
Mean Temperature (F) 16.5 22.6 33.8 48.2 59.6 69.2 75.5 73.3 63.1 50.7 34.3 20.6 47.3
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 31.4 35.0 42.2 54.3 66.5 77.1 80.2 78.5 69.4 60.3 40.3 30.7 51.4
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1977 1987 1988 1966 1973 1990 1963 1962 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 1.4 8.6 22.2 40.6 53.8 61.9 71.1 67.8 54.0 45.1 20.5 2.5 43.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1979 1969 1983 1979 1982 1979 1985 1965 1969 1985 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 5.2 11.5 22.4 34.8 46.0 55.8 61.5 59.0 48.8 37.1 23.2 9.8 34.6
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 20.6 24.9 31.2 40.8 53.6 62.6 65.5 63.1 54.6 46.1 29.9 21.7 39.5
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1977 1977 1988 1966 1973 1963 1963 1987 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -10.2 -4.4 10.6 28.9 38.8 50.2 56.6 54.5 42.8 32.0 12.0 -6.7 29.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1979 1965 1966 1979 1982 1971 1985 1965 1979 1985 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.35 0.54 1.54 2.33 3.39 3.51 2.72 2.15 1.96 1.40 0.78 0.49 21.16
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.33 2.19 5.05 5.84 10.91 9.09 6.23 6.52 6.36 3.60 2.53 1.33 38.86
Year Highest Occurred 1979 1969 1987 1968 1962 1967 1963 1985 1986 1982 1971 1968 1962
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.20 0.85 0.81 0.31 0.15 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.51
Year Lowest Occurred 1989 1988 1978 1980 1987 1978 1975 1973 1990 1989 1980 1986 1980
Heating Degree Days (F) 1504. 1187. 967. 504. 211. 43. 6. 14. 124. 443. 921. 1376. 7300.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 44. 169. 332. 271. 67. 0. 0. 0. 883.

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