FAULKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA

NCDC 1961-1990 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 22.7 28.4 40.8 57.5 70.2 79.7 87.1 85.2 74.6 61.8 41.7 26.3 56.3
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 37.1 41.8 53.1 67.1 78.2 90.4 94.3 92.1 82.1 71.2 49.4 41.2 60.9
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1981 1987 1985 1988 1974 1976 1978 1963 1962 1979 1987
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 9.1 12.9 28.1 45.6 63.3 72.9 80.2 78.3 60.1 55.0 26.6 8.6 52.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1969 1975 1968 1969 1962 1966 1965 1969 1985 1983 1972
Mean Temperature (F) 11.3 17.1 29.2 44.2 56.6 66.5 72.8 70.2 59.6 47.3 30.2 15.5 43.4
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 27.5 31.3 36.7 51.6 63.9 75.1 77.8 75.1 66.2 55.6 36.5 26.2 48.2
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1987 1977 1988 1974 1983 1978 1963 1981 1979 1987
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -2.3 1.3 16.8 37.9 50.5 59.9 67.9 64.9 49.1 41.8 17.7 -0.5 40.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1979 1969 1966 1968 1969 1962 1966 1965 1969 1985 1983 1972
Mean Min. Temperature (F) -0.2 5.6 17.5 30.9 43.0 53.2 58.5 55.1 44.5 32.7 18.6 4.6 30.3
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 17.8 20.7 26.3 36.1 50.2 59.7 62.5 59.3 50.2 39.9 25.3 16.7 35.5
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1973 1977 1977 1988 1983 1973 1978 1963 1987 1987 1987
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -14.7 -10.3 5.4 24.6 37.2 46.9 53.5 50.8 38.1 26.7 8.7 -9.5 27.1
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1969 1961 1966 1969 1967 1967 1965 1976 1985 1983 1966
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.28 0.50 1.32 2.10 2.70 3.17 2.33 2.37 1.61 1.24 0.55 0.36 18.53
Highest Precipitation (in.) 0.95 1.60 4.75 5.87 9.31 7.00 5.22 6.57 5.41 4.40 2.39 1.22 24.45
Year Highest Occurred 1982 1969 1977 1968 1972 1984 1966 1979 1985 1982 1977 1972 1977
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.10 0.56 0.83 0.52 0.45 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.62
Year Lowest Occurred 1981 1985 1971 1981 1967 1989 1970 1961 1979 1964 1961 1987 1976
Heating Degree Days (F) 1665. 1341. 1110. 624. 280. 72. 11. 29. 200. 549. 1044. 1535. 8460.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 20. 117. 253. 190. 38. 0. 0. 0. 618.

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