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Elevation: 570 meters Latitude: 45 00N Longitude: 100 15W

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26 April, 2024

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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		7.6		-10.6		-6.3		0.2		7.1		13.8		19.3		23.8		22.3		17		9.2		0.4		-5.6

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		14.5		-4.5		0.1		6.9		14.6		21.2		26.6		31.5		30		24.9		16.2		6.3		0.4

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		0.6		-16.8		-12.6		-6.4		-0.6		6.6		11.9		16.1		14.7		9.1		2.1		-5.6		-11.5

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		46.1		15.6		20.6		27.8		37.2		35.6		43.3		46.1		42.8		38.3		33.3		24.4		18.9

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-41.1		-36.7		-41.1		-32.8		-15.6		-8.9		1.1		6.7		2.2		-3.9		-12.2		-20		-30.6

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		3.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		1.8		1		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		33.5		---		---		---		0.2		0.9		3.6		13.6		10.4		4.4		0.2		---		---

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		81.9		---		---		---		1.4		5		12.7		25.1		25.1		11.2		1.4		---		---

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		134.3		---		---		0.5		5.7		14.7		26.4		30.2		30.2		19.8		6.6		0.3		---

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		181		0.1		0.5		3.6		15.2		25.2		29.6		31		31		27.1		14.9		2.9		0.1

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		224.2		1.3		3.2		10.4		22.8		30.1		30		31		31		29.8		24.5		8.5		1.6

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		267		6.4		8.4		18.3		26.8		31		30		31		31		30		29.6		17.4		7

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		363.7		31		28		31		30		31		29.8		30.2		30.7		29.9		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		325.1		31		28		31		30		30.8		24		14		17		27.4		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		264.6		31		28		31		29.3		23.9		7.4		1.6		2.8		18.6		29.9		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		211.5		31		28		30.9		23.5		8.7		0.4		---		0.2		4.8		23.1		29.9		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		173.9		30.6		27.4		27.4		17.6		2.1		---		---		---		1.3		10.8		25.9		30.9

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		101.4		25.6		20.3		13.4		2.6		0.2		---		---		---		---		1.5		12.2		25.6

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		53.6		18.2		13.1		4		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		3.8		14

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		30.8		13.8		8.1		1.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.8		6.4

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		473		12		9		25		30		73		80		69		69		45		48		8		6

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		63		3		3		5		5		9		9		7		7		5		5		3		2

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		186		77		40		67		93		186		157		176		128		135		117		24		20

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		---		---		6		17		34		14		17		---		2		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		116.8		50.8		19.8		36.8		28.2		54.6		87.6		116.8		78.7		61.5		64		13.7		14.2

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

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		37		1		1		2		4		6		6		5		4		3		3		1		1

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

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		11		---		---		1		1		2		2		1		2		1		1		---		---

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

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4		---		---		---		---		---		1		1		1		---		1		---		---

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		52.8		8.4		9.4		10.2		4.6		---		---		---		---		---		0.8		8.9		10.7

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		35		24.9		29.2		27.9		12.7		1.3		---		---		---		---		5.1		28.7		35

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2978.3		725.6		538.9		390.6		186.1		41.7		1.7		---		---		18.3		135		372.8		567.8

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		422.2		---		---		---		0.6		12.2		58.9		171.7		131.1		46.1		1.7		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2684		---		---		2		65		242		501		731		694		367		78		2		---

SKY CONDITIONS

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.8		11		12.5		14.1		15.5		16.2		15.8		14.5		13		11.4		10.1		9.4

SOLAR RADIATION

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.9		5.8		8.6		12.6		17.4		20.4		22.5		22.8		19.9		15		10.3		6.3		4.9

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		2.2		3.2		4.8		6.4		7.9		8.4		7.8		6.6		5.2		3.6		2.5		1.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.2		11.9		13.9		16.4		18.2		18.8		19.5		20.3		19.9		17.8		15.4		11.9		10.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.5		12.1		14		16.3		19.3		20.5		22.5		24.1		22.6		19		16.1		12.2		11.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.9		5.8		8.6		12.6		17.4		20.4		22.5		22.8		19.9		15		10.3		6.3		4.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.4		2.3		3.4		5.1		6.9		8.3		8.9		8.6		7.2		5.7		3.9		2.6		1.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.4		14		17.8		19.9		23		22		22.5		22.2		23.1		21.6		18		15.5		12.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		23.1		14.8		19.5		21.5		28.1		27.5		29.8		28.7		29.3		25.4		19.8		17.4		14.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.1		5.1		7.5		8.3		14.4		14.9		19.8		17.8		17.1		11.4		8.5		4.5		3.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.4		2		2.8		4.4		5.3		7		7.4		7.1		5.6		4.4		3.3		2.1		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		12.3		9.9		11.2		9.9		14.7		13.6		17.2		15.9		16.8		12.7		11.7		7.2		7.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.3		9.6		10.7		7.1		13.2		10.8		17.5		14.8		16.7		11		11.1		6.2		7.2

NEARBY - MAP

NEARBY - LIST

Gettysburg - Bob's Resort, South Dakota (1 mi / 2 km)
Marksville, South Dakota (3 mi / 6 km)
Gettysburg, South Dakota (14 mi / 23 km)
Onida, South Dakota (19 mi / 30 km)
Fort Sully, South Dakota (27 mi / 43 km)

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Forest City, South Dakota