WESSINGTON SPRINGS, 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) 26.0 32.1 43.9 58.8 71.2 81.1 86.9 85.2 75.4 61.3 41.8 29.3 57.8
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 40.1 43.3 54.1 67.9 78.3 89.6 94.7 92.6 83.0 66.4 56.7 41.2 94.7
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1976 2000 1981 1977 1988 1976 1976 1978 1974 1999 1979 1976
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 11.4 16.4 34.8 48.4 63.3 74.7 75.1 77.1 68.0 56.4 27.6 10.0 10.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1978 1998 1995 1996 1993 1992 1992 1986 1976 1985 1983 1983
Mean Temperature (F) 16.2 22.2 33.8 47.4 59.8 69.5 75.0 73.3 63.5 50.2 33.1 20.3 47.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 30.1 33.9 42.0 54.7 65.6 76.4 80.5 79.4 69.8 53.9 45.6 29.7 80.5
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1987 2000 1981 1977 1988 1975 1983 1978 1973 1999 1997 1975
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 2.8 7.0 25.1 40.3 54.6 64.5 66.0 67.5 58.7 45.3 20.5 3.0 2.8
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1979 1996 1995 1996 1982 1992 1992 1993 1976 1985 1983 1978
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 6.4 12.3 23.7 35.9 48.3 57.9 63.1 61.4 51.6 39.0 24.4 11.2 36.3
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 20.0 25.7 30.2 41.7 52.8 63.2 66.4 66.5 57.2 43.3 34.5 23.0 66.5
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1998 1973 1987 1977 1988 1975 1983 1998 1973 1999 1997 1983
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) -7.5 -3.8 14.7 31.9 44.2 53.2 56.9 56.1 45.9 34.2 13.4 -4.0 -7.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1982 1979 1996 1982 1979 1985 1992 1985 1974 1976 1985 1983 1982
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.48 0.56 1.86 2.64 3.78 3.12 2.82 2.22 2.16 1.82 1.06 0.43 22.95
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.50 2.06 6.61 5.70 7.60 6.90 5.81 4.50 6.90 6.58 2.77 1.66 7.60
Year Highest Occurred 1996 1987 1977 1995 1995 1993 1972 1982 1996 1998 1992 1996 1995
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.01 0.01 0.20 0.32 0.96 0.53 0.32 0.05 0.10 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1974 1983 1994 1981 1975 1988 1975 1993 1979 1992 1990 1986 1990
Heating Degree Days (F) 1513. 1200. 967. 532. 203. 36. 12. 17. 129. 462. 957. 1388. 7416.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 3. 40. 171. 322. 274. 84. 1. 0. 0. 895.

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