HOT SPRINGS, 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) 37.8 43.6 52.0 61.4 70.8 80.9 87.6 86.6 77.6 64.8 47.1 39.0 62.4
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 47.3 54.1 58.9 70.3 79.0 88.8 93.8 93.5 84.0 69.5 62.0 48.3 93.8
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1992 1986 1987 1985 1988 1974 1983 1998 1999 1999 1979 1974
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 23.2 28.3 42.8 53.4 62.9 72.3 77.6 81.1 68.2 60.1 30.7 20.7 20.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1975 1983 1995 1982 1992 1992 1986 1971 1985 1983 1983
Mean Temperature (F) 24.3 29.3 37.0 46.2 56.0 65.5 71.7 70.1 60.2 48.4 33.9 25.8 47.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 33.5 38.7 43.8 52.8 61.1 73.2 75.5 76.4 67.4 51.3 44.9 34.1 76.4
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1999 1986 1981 1977 1988 1974 1983 1998 1973 1999 1999 1983
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 9.2 16.5 29.7 40.2 50.9 59.4 64.3 65.0 55.4 45.4 19.1 8.2 8.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1975 1983 1983 1998 1992 1974 1974 1971 1985 1983 1983
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 10.7 15.0 22.0 30.9 41.2 50.1 55.8 53.6 42.8 32.0 20.6 12.5 32.3
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 19.8 23.9 28.8 35.7 47.0 57.5 59.3 59.2 50.7 36.0 27.7 20.0 59.3
Year Highest Occurred 1981 1999 1986 1981 1977 1988 1977 1983 1998 1998 1999 1999 1977
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -4.8 3.9 16.6 26.7 35.4 45.5 50.5 48.0 36.4 28.7 7.5 -4.4 -4.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1975 1982 1983 1998 1971 1974 1974 1976 1985 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.36 0.45 0.92 1.95 3.03 2.81 2.57 1.77 1.33 1.26 0.53 0.35 17.33
Highest Precipitation (in.) 0.79 1.29 2.20 6.30 6.45 6.31 8.05 4.99 3.41 4.66 1.54 0.98 8.05
Year Highest Occurred 1998 1987 1998 2000 1982 1999 1997 1996 1989 1998 1998 1994 1997
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.03 0.13 0.07 0.55 0.71 0.60 0.28 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1989 1996 1988 1987 1985 1996 1994 1975 1992 1999 1997 1979 1989
Heating Degree Days (F) 1263. 999. 869. 566. 291. 89. 15. 32. 191. 516. 935. 1218. 6984.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 12. 104. 222. 191. 47. 0. 0. 0. 576.

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