MARION, 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) 24.7 31.4 43.4 58.5 70.9 80.3 85.4 83.0 74.5 61.5 41.9 28.5 57.0
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 38.0 44.4 53.4 67.4 78.4 88.5 93.4 90.7 82.2 67.1 57.4 38.0 93.4
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 2000 1981 1977 1988 1974 1983 1978 1974 1999 1986 1974
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 11.2 16.3 32.4 49.6 63.3 74.1 74.4 74.7 65.7 56.7 29.6 10.0 10.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1984 1995 1995 1993 1992 1992 1993 1995 1985 1983 1983
Mean Temperature (F) 14.7 21.8 33.5 47.4 59.6 69.3 74.1 71.8 62.4 49.3 32.6 19.0 46.3
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 27.6 33.6 40.9 54.8 66.2 76.5 78.9 78.4 68.5 54.6 43.6 26.9 78.9
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 2000 1977 1977 1988 1974 1983 1978 1973 1999 1986 1974
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 0.4 5.4 25.6 41.4 53.2 64.8 65.6 65.5 55.8 44.7 21.9 1.1 0.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1979 1984 1995 1997 1998 1992 1992 1993 1987 1985 1983 1978
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 4.6 12.1 23.6 36.3 48.3 58.2 62.8 60.6 50.2 37.1 23.2 9.5 35.5
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 17.4 25.7 32.1 42.7 54.1 64.4 66.5 66.1 55.0 42.8 29.7 18.2 66.5
Year Highest Occurred 1992 1998 1973 1977 1987 1988 1989 1983 1998 1973 1999 1997 1989
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -10.4 -5.5 14.9 31.3 42.8 53.6 56.7 56.2 44.0 31.7 14.2 -7.7 -10.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1979 1996 1996 1997 1982 1992 1992 1984 1976 1985 1983 1978
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.54 0.56 1.86 2.73 3.41 3.59 2.85 2.94 2.57 1.86 1.42 0.58 24.91
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.55 1.97 5.11 8.39 9.22 14.19 7.60 10.82 7.80 7.22 4.45 2.18 14.19
Year Highest Occurred 1988 1971 1977 1984 1972 1984 1992 1975 1986 1998 1983 1982 1984
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.46 1.06 1.16 0.21 0.27 0.23 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1990 1986 1994 1987 1981 1988 1975 1983 1998 1988 1980 1986 1990
Heating Degree Days (F) 1562. 1211. 977. 532. 215. 38. 12. 23. 143. 488. 973. 1425. 7599.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 3. 47. 166. 294. 235. 62. 0. 0. 0. 807.

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