MURDO, SOUTH DAKOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 104

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		8.8		-6.8		-4.3		1.1		8.4		14.5		20		24.2		23.3		17.7		10.6		1.9		-4.4

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 104

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		16		-0.6		2.2		7.8		15.9		21.7		27.2		32.2		31.3		25.8		18.2		8.4		1.6

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 104

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		1.8		-13		-10.8		-5.5		1.1		7.2		12.8		16.3		15.3		9.6		3.1		-4.5		-10.4

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 104

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		46.7		23.9		23.3		32.2		38.9		41.7		42.2		46.7		46.1		42.2		39.4		31.1		23.9

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 104

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-37.2		-37.2		-36.1		-29.4		-19.4		-9.4		---		4.4		2.2		-8.3		-17.8		-29.4		-33.9

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4.2		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		2.4		1.3		0.2		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 104

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		45.7		---		---		---		0.2		1.5		6.4		16.4		14.6		6		0.6		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		88		---		---		0.1		2.1		5.8		14.7		25.8		24.2		12.5		2.5		0.2		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		140.4		0.1		0.1		1.9		6.5		15.6		25.1		30.1		29.9		21		8.8		1.3		---

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		187.5		0.7		1.9		6.2		13.7		24.4		29.1		31		30.9		27.2		16.9		4.9		0.6

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		234.9		3.6		6.2		13		22		29.2		29.9		31		31		29.4		24.7		11.2		3.6

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		281.5		10.8		12.3		19.6		27.1		31		30		31		31		30		29.2		18.6		11

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		359.7		31		28		31		30		31		29.4		28		29.4		29.8		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		313.8		31		28		31		30		30.1		22.1		11.2		12.5		26		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		251.8		31		28		31		29		21.3		5.6		0.5		1.5		14.4		28.6		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		198.9		31		27.9		29.5		21.7		7.8		0.1		---		---		3.1		18.8		27.9		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 104

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		159.6		29.9		26.5		25.7		12.8		2.1		---		---		---		1		8.5		23.5		29.5

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		77.6		20.9		15.7		9		1.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.9		9.6		20

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		38.3		13		8.8		2.9		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		2.8		10.7

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 104

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		24.1		9.8		5.9		1.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		5.5

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 104

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		466		12		14		33		57		72		82		55		46		33		35		14		12

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 104

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		59		3		3		5		6		8		9		6		5		4		4		3		3

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 104

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		184		65		54		154		184		175		177		164		137		131		135		83		69

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 104

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		---		1		---		8		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 104

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		101.6		44.5		34.3		61		76.2		69.1		101.6		68.6		71.4		66		88.9		42.7		25.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		46.6		1.6		2		3.9		5.4		6.2		6.7		5.5		3.9		3.5		3.8		2.4		1.7

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 104

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		43		2		2		3		5		6		6		5		4		3		3		2		2

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 104

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12		---		---		1		2		2		2		2		1		1		1		---		---

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12.4		0.1		0.3		1		1.3		1.9		2.2		2		1		1.1		1.1		0.3		0.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 104

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3		---		---		---		1		1		1		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 104

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		86.9		13.2		14		21.1		10.2		0.8		---		---		---		0.2		3		10.9		13.5

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		20.1		4.3		3.2		3.6		1.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		2.8		4.3

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 104

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		99.1		47.2		62.2		76.2		99.1		15.2		5.1		---		---		15.2		55.9		82.5		74.7

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13.3		2.1		1.9		2.9		1.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		2.1		2.6

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.1		0.7		0.7		1.1		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1		0.7

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2.1		0.3		0.3		0.5		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		0.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.3		---		0.1		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7064		1324		1096		927		549		255		59		7		14		143		488		914		1289

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		883		---		---		---		5		31		138		317		285		101		7		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2974		1		1		14		86		271		531		775		736		420		123		15		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		9.9		11		12.5		14		15.3		16		15.6		14.4		12.9		11.4		10.2		9.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.3		6		9		12.7		17.2		20.9		23.1		23.1		20.3		15.9		10.7		6.8		5.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.1		2.3		3.3		4.9		6.6		7.8		8.2		7.7		6.6		5.1		3.7		2.5		2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.5		12		14.1		16.2		18		19.2		20.1		20.6		20.3		18.8		15.9		12.3		10.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.9		12.2		14.4		16.1		18.5		21.1		23.5		24.6		23.1		20.4		16.6		12.9		11.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.3		6		9		12.7		17.2		20.9		23.1		23.1		20.3		15.9		10.7		6.8		5.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.5		2.4		3.5		5.2		7		8.3		8.9		8.5		7.3		5.8		4		2.7		2.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.5		14.6		18.3		20		22.2		22.5		22.4		22.7		22.8		21.3		17.7		15.8		13.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		23.2		15.8		20.1		22.3		26.5		28.4		29.3		29.6		28.4		24.7		19.2		17.8		16.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.6		5.5		6.7		9.9		14.4		14.9		19.6		19.6		17.8		12.3		8.9		5.3		4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.5		2.1		2.9		4.3		5.6		6.9		7.5		7		5.8		4.6		3.5		2.2		1.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.8		10.6		9.5		11.8		14.7		13.6		17		17.4		17.5		13.7		12.1		8.7		6.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.8		10.3		8.1		9.7		13		10.6		16.8		17.6		17.6		12.3		11.3		8		6.8