FAULKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 23.0 29.7 41.2 57.6 70.3 79.4 86.1 84.8 74.8 60.9 40.0 26.9 56.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 37.2 41.8 53.5 67.1 78.3 90.4 94.3 92.1 82.0 67.2 56.1 41.0 94.3
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 2000 1987 1985 1988 1974 1976 1978 1974 1999 1979 1974
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 9.1 12.8 31.0 45.6 61.6 72.5 73.7 76.5 65.8 56.4 26.6 8.4 8.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1989 1975 1996 1993 1992 1992 1985 1995 1985 1983 1983
Mean Temperature (F) 12.4 19.3 30.8 45.4 57.7 66.9 72.6 71.1 61.0 47.7 29.7 16.9 44.3
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 27.5 32.5 41.1 52.3 64.2 75.4 78.0 75.6 67.2 52.9 42.8 29.5 78.0
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1999 2000 1987 1977 1988 1974 1983 1998 2000 1999 1997 1974
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -2.3 1.1 22.7 38.7 52.6 61.8 63.9 65.3 55.5 42.8 17.6 -0.7 -2.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1996 1975 1996 1985 1992 1992 1993 1976 1985 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 1.8 8.8 20.4 33.1 45.0 54.4 59.1 57.4 47.1 34.5 19.4 6.9 32.3
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 17.7 24.5 28.6 37.5 50.8 60.3 63.3 62.8 52.6 41.8 29.4 22.4 63.3
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1998 2000 1991 1977 1988 1999 1995 1998 2000 1999 1997 1999
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -14.9 -10.6 11.1 28.7 39.1 48.8 54.0 52.0 40.8 27.4 8.6 -9.8 -14.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1975 1983 1979 1985 1971 1977 1974 1976 1985 1983 1982
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.49 0.57 1.49 2.01 3.00 2.85 2.58 2.68 1.73 1.66 0.84 0.41 20.31
Highest Precipitation (in.) 3.81 1.57 4.75 5.58 9.31 7.00 9.53 6.64 7.56 7.47 3.19 1.63 9.53
Year Highest Occurred 1997 1987 1977 1986 1972 1984 1994 2000 1996 1998 2000 1996 1994
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.10 0.41 0.83 0.58 0.85 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1985 1971 1981 1994 1989 1975 1984 1979 1978 1999 1987 1981
Heating Degree Days (F) 1631. 1281. 1059. 592. 257. 66. 22. 28. 175. 537. 1059. 1490. 8197.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 1. 29. 122. 258. 215. 54. 0. 0. 0. 679.

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