SUMMIT 1 W, 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) 19.6 26.4 38.2 55.6 68.9 77.0 81.7 80.3 71.4 58.0 36.8 23.7 53.1
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 34.5 39.4 50.0 66.1 76.7 86.9 89.3 89.4 78.6 64.6 52.0 37.6 89.4
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 2000 1987 1977 1988 1976 1983 1998 1973 1999 1979 1983
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 5.2 13.6 27.8 41.9 61.7 70.2 70.9 74.2 64.8 51.9 25.6 6.8 5.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1994 1989 1996 1975 1996 1993 1992 1992 1985 1995 1985 1983 1994
Mean Temperature (F) 9.2 16.2 27.9 42.9 55.7 64.3 69.1 67.6 58.2 45.7 27.5 14.0 41.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 23.9 29.8 37.0 50.8 63.5 73.0 74.3 74.8 65.1 51.6 39.2 25.7 74.8
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 2000 1987 1977 1988 1988 1983 1998 1973 1999 1979 1983
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -4.2 2.9 18.7 33.4 49.9 58.8 60.9 62.2 53.4 41.4 15.9 -4.7 -4.7
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1996 1975 1979 1982 1992 1977 1993 1976 1985 1983 1983
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -1.3 5.9 17.5 30.1 42.5 51.5 56.4 54.9 45.0 33.3 18.1 4.3 29.9
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 13.2 21.4 25.2 35.8 50.2 59.1 61.4 60.6 51.5 38.6 26.4 15.0 61.4
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1998 1973 1977 1977 1988 1999 1995 1998 1973 1999 1987 1999
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -16.9 -8.8 7.8 23.9 36.3 44.3 48.9 48.9 38.5 27.5 6.1 -16.2 -16.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1975 1983 1979 1982 1971 1977 1974 1976 1985 1983 1982
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.59 0.52 1.44 2.03 2.83 3.65 3.64 3.23 2.06 1.86 0.93 0.35 23.13
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.41 1.64 6.46 6.56 7.18 9.44 9.29 6.86 4.69 6.80 4.52 0.83 9.44
Year Highest Occurred 1999 1998 1977 1986 1972 1971 1993 1995 1986 1998 2000 1977 1971
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.12 0.01 0.11 0.52 0.59 0.94 0.99 0.05 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1974 1973 1971 1996 1976 1997 1975 2000 1998 1978 1979 1986 1974
Heating Degree Days (F) 1733. 1368. 1151. 669. 311. 101. 50. 63. 229. 600. 1126. 1581. 8982.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 4. 22. 78. 175. 143. 26. 0. 0. 0. 448.

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