LEOLA, 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) 21.3 28.4 39.8 57.2 70.5 78.9 84.9 83.9 73.5 59.4 38.4 25.4 55.1
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 34.7 38.7 50.1 67.7 78.0 90.6 91.4 91.2 81.2 64.3 53.3 39.1 91.4
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1981 1987 1985 1988 1988 1973 1978 1974 1999 1979 1988
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 7.3 11.5 31.4 43.8 63.3 72.6 74.2 76.6 64.6 55.6 24.9 8.4 7.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1996 1975 1996 1993 1992 1992 1985 1995 1985 1983 1982
Mean Temperature (F) 11.4 18.7 29.9 44.7 57.3 66.1 71.6 70.1 59.7 46.8 28.9 16.1 43.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 25.2 30.2 37.3 52.2 64.3 74.7 76.3 76.0 65.5 51.5 40.4 27.0 76.3
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1987 1977 1988 1988 1983 1998 1973 1999 1997 1988
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -3.3 1.9 21.9 36.6 51.5 61.1 63.8 64.1 53.9 41.5 15.1 1.1 -3.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1996 1975 1979 1982 1992 1992 1985 1976 1985 1983 1982
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 1.5 9.0 19.9 32.1 44.0 53.2 58.2 56.3 45.8 34.1 19.4 6.7 31.7
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 15.7 23.0 28.0 36.7 50.6 58.8 61.7 61.5 51.0 38.9 27.5 19.5 61.7
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1998 1973 1998 1977 1988 1987 1983 1998 1973 1999 1997 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -14.0 -7.7 11.9 27.3 38.1 47.6 52.9 51.1 41.3 27.3 5.3 -6.2 -14.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1975 1996 1983 1985 1971 1985 1984 1976 1985 1983 1982
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.53 0.53 1.37 1.95 2.73 3.16 2.71 2.11 1.70 1.45 0.88 0.39 19.51
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.67 1.69 3.72 6.66 5.86 7.08 9.16 6.46 7.04 6.20 2.65 1.15 9.16
Year Highest Occurred 1997 1987 1977 1986 1995 1975 1993 1998 1996 1998 1977 1988 1993
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.01 0.07 0.03 0.47 0.20 0.12 0.27 0.01 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1974 1985 1971 1987 1976 1974 1975 1984 1972 1987 1980 1986 1974
Heating Degree Days (F) 1661. 1296. 1089. 613. 266. 78. 24. 38. 199. 567. 1084. 1518. 8433.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 2. 26. 111. 227. 195. 38. 0. 0. 0. 599.

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