BRIDGEWATER, SOUTH DAKOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 26.0 32.5 45.0 61.9 73.9 83.4 88.8 86.2 76.3 63.9 45.0 30.0 59.4
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 41.2 46.0 59.6 70.8 80.6 91.6 94.8 92.7 83.2 72.9 52.4 40.3 62.9
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1981 1977 1988 1974 1976 1990 1963 1963 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 12.8 19.6 32.1 51.9 68.9 77.6 82.5 80.5 65.1 55.5 30.1 10.9 56.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1962 1975 1983 1962 1962 1986 1965 1969 1985 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 15.4 22.0 34.1 48.9 60.6 70.3 75.6 72.9 63.1 51.0 34.7 20.1 47.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 30.4 34.8 43.5 55.9 67.0 77.3 79.5 78.8 69.1 60.1 40.4 30.4 51.4
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1981 1977 1988 1974 1983 1978 1963 1981 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 2.1 9.3 22.6 41.8 55.8 64.7 71.5 68.8 55.0 45.2 21.9 2.3 44.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1979 1969 1975 1968 1969 1962 1985 1965 1969 1985 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 4.7 11.4 23.1 35.9 47.3 57.1 62.3 59.6 49.8 38.1 24.4 10.2 35.3
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 19.5 23.5 32.4 41.4 53.6 63.0 66.0 65.0 55.4 47.2 30.3 20.5 39.8
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1977 1987 1988 1964 1983 1978 1963 1987 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -8.9 -1.9 12.6 31.0 41.1 51.3 57.8 55.6 43.4 32.1 13.6 -6.3 33.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1979 1969 1966 1968 1969 1971 1967 1974 1976 1985 1983 1978
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.52 0.58 1.51 2.34 3.21 3.67 3.10 2.77 2.52 1.75 1.02 0.64 23.63
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.75 3.34 3.72 7.06 9.09 10.96 7.77 7.33 7.00 5.93 3.61 3.19 32.30
Year Highest Occurred 1967 1969 1977 1986 1972 1984 1962 1975 1986 1982 1983 1968 1984
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.36 0.58 0.57 0.40 0.42 0.37 0.00 0.00 0.00 13.47
Year Lowest Occurred 1988 1990 1978 1987 1967 1988 1975 1983 1974 1988 1967 1990 1974
Heating Degree Days (F) 1538. 1204. 958. 483. 182. 24. 0. 11. 122. 434. 909. 1392. 7257.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 46. 183. 329. 256. 65. 0. 0. 0. 879.

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