BRIDGEWATER, 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) 24.8 31.8 43.5 58.6 71.1 81.2 86.1 83.5 74.7 61.7 41.9 28.7 57.3
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 39.7 44.6 53.8 69.5 79.0 90.3 93.9 91.2 81.8 68.4 56.8 38.5 93.9
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 1981 1981 1977 1988 1974 1976 1990 1974 1999 1979 1974
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 11.3 17.3 33.2 48.7 62.3 73.8 73.8 75.1 65.7 56.4 29.3 10.4 10.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1984 1995 1995 1993 1992 1992 1993 1995 1985 1983 1983
Mean Temperature (F) 14.0 21.1 32.4 46.3 58.9 69.0 73.8 71.2 61.7 48.7 31.9 18.7 45.6
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 28.1 32.6 40.8 54.0 65.7 76.2 78.3 77.6 67.8 53.0 43.2 27.5 78.3
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 2000 1981 1977 1988 1974 1983 1978 1973 1999 1979 1974
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) -0.2 7.1 23.8 39.7 52.3 64.5 64.8 65.0 55.1 44.0 20.5 0.4 -0.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1979 1975 1975 1997 1982 1992 1992 1993 1976 1985 1983 1978
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 3.2 10.3 21.2 33.9 46.7 56.7 61.4 58.9 48.7 35.6 21.9 8.6 33.9
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 17.1 23.5 29.1 39.6 52.6 63.1 65.8 64.4 54.2 40.3 29.5 18.5 65.8
Year Highest Occurred 1992 1998 2000 1977 1987 1991 1999 1983 1978 1973 1999 1997 1999
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -11.9 -4.7 10.7 29.3 40.5 50.9 55.8 53.7 41.4 29.6 11.8 -9.5 -11.9
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1979 1975 1982 1997 1974 1992 1974 1974 1976 1985 1983 1978
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.40 0.47 1.58 2.45 3.86 3.63 3.23 3.52 2.78 2.03 1.12 0.43 25.50
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.59 1.55 3.80 7.06 9.09 8.45 9.55 7.33 7.00 7.60 3.54 1.75 9.55
Year Highest Occurred 1979 1997 1995 1986 1972 1994 1992 1975 1986 1998 1971 1982 1992
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.36 0.83 0.57 0.40 0.83 0.37 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1988 1990 1997 1987 1981 1988 1975 1976 1974 1988 1999 2000 1988
Heating Degree Days (F) 1581. 1231. 1012. 566. 227. 40. 13. 26. 156. 507. 992. 1437. 7788.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 4. 38. 158. 285. 219. 58. 0. 0. 0. 762.

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