CASTLEWOOD, SOUTH DAKOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 21.0 27.3 39.7 56.7 70.0 79.2 85.2 82.5 72.3 59.9 40.8 25.1 55.0
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 35.8 40.1 53.6 66.5 78.5 87.6 92.4 91.4 78.4 70.3 48.0 36.6 58.5
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1987 1977 1988 1976 1983 1979 1963 1980 1979 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 9.5 15.4 27.3 44.8 64.9 72.4 79.2 75.4 57.6 51.7 28.4 7.2 51.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1989 1965 1975 1990 1969 1962 1985 1965 1969 1985 1983 1972
Mean Temperature (F) 8.9 15.6 28.5 43.9 56.6 66.2 71.8 69.0 58.7 46.1 29.9 14.1 42.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 23.9 29.2 37.4 51.3 64.8 73.0 76.6 77.0 64.1 55.2 35.7 23.9 46.8
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1968 1987 1977 1988 1974 1983 1978 1963 1987 1965 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -2.1 3.9 16.2 37.5 51.7 59.7 67.5 64.4 48.3 41.2 18.8 -1.6 40.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1965 1975 1967 1969 1971 1985 1965 1969 1985 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -3.2 3.8 17.2 31.0 43.1 53.1 58.3 55.4 45.0 32.1 18.9 3.1 29.8
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 12.0 18.2 26.1 36.2 51.1 58.4 62.0 62.5 49.7 40.0 25.4 14.6 35.0
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1977 1977 1988 1983 1983 1978 1963 1987 1987 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -13.9 -10.0 3.5 24.8 36.9 46.9 52.5 51.3 39.0 26.8 9.1 -10.3 27.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1979 1969 1961 1967 1969 1961 1967 1965 1976 1985 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.60 0.62 1.38 2.03 3.06 3.92 3.30 2.68 2.34 1.78 0.86 0.57 23.14
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.45 2.38 4.23 6.42 8.97 11.71 9.23 6.37 8.03 6.93 3.32 2.37 34.02
Year Highest Occurred 1979 1977 1977 1986 1962 1980 1963 1978 1985 1984 1983 1968 1977
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.06 0.07 0.25 0.36 0.49 0.54 0.53 0.40 0.00 0.04 0.00 9.86
Year Lowest Occurred 1974 1983 1971 1980 1976 1988 1971 1976 1979 1989 1984 1989 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 1739. 1383. 1132. 633. 281. 64. 15. 40. 211. 586. 1053. 1578. 8715.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 20. 100. 226. 164. 22. 0. 0. 0. 532.

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