BRIDGEWATER, SOUTH DAKOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		8.1		-9.2		-5.7		0.2		8.6		15.2		20.7		23.5		22.3		17		10.1		0.9		-6.2

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		14.6		-3.5		0.2		6.2		15.6		22.2		27.6		30.5		29.4		24.2		17.1		6.7		-0.8

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		1.7		-14.9		-11.7		-5.7		1.6		8.2		14		16.6		15.3		9.8		2.9		-4.8		-11.6

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		41.1		17.2		23.3		29.4		36.1		40		41.1		41.1		40.6		39.4		34.4		26.1		18.9

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-37.2		-37.2		-36.1		-30.6		-15.6		-7.2		0.6		4.4		1.1		-5.6		-11.7		-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		1.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		0.6		0.1		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		30.1		---		---		---		0.3		1.1		5.7		11.6		8.5		2.9		0.1		---		---

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		76.1		---		---		---		1.8		5.3		15		23.5		19.9		9		1.6		---		---

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		135.5		---		---		0.9		6.1		15.9		25.9		30.1		29.6		19.5		6.8		0.8		---

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		180.9		0.1		0.7		4.2		13.5		24.8		29.5		31		30.9		27		15.6		3.6		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		222.3		1.2		3		9.8		21.5		29.9		30		31		31		29.6		24.9		9.9		0.6

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		262.3		5		8.2		17.7		26.8		31		30		31		31		30		29.7		16.7		5.1

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		359.1		31		28		31		30		31		28.7		27.8		29.7		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		314.3		31		28		31		30		29.8		19.6		11.4		15.2		26.4		30.9		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		250.3		31		28		31		28.5		19.5		4.1		0.7		2.2		15.3		29.1		29.9		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		202.2		31		28		30		21.7		6.4		0.1		---		---		4.4		20.6		28.8		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		164		30.8		27.5		26.3		12.3		1.6		---		---		---		0.8		9.4		24.7		30.5

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		91.8		25.3		18.8		11		1.7		---		---		---		---		---		1		10.7		23.5

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		50.2		16.8		11.4		4.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		3.5		14.1

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		27.8		11.4		7.2		1.9		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.8		6.5

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		638		11		14		36		61		88		105		86		84		68		48		24		13

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		67		3		3		5		7		9		9		7		7		6		5		3		3

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		256		70		85		132		193		231		256		243		234		178		193		95		81

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		---		---		9		15		14		---		18		9		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		148.6		27.2		38.1		76.2		96.5		95.2		119.4		82.5		106.7		148.6		83.8		55.1		35.6

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

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		47		1		2		3		5		7		7		6		5		5		3		2		1

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

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16		---		---		1		2		2		3		2		2		2		1		1		---

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

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7		---		---		---		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		---		---

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		79.5		17.8		16.3		16		3.8		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		10.4		14.7

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 63

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		96.5		63.5		88.9		94		33		2.5		---		---		---		---		10.2		53.3		96.5

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7655		1497		1214		1006		563		242		45		8		17		165		523		957		1418

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		732		---		---		---		6		35		151		270		203		63		4		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2769		---		---		7		82		282		557		727		651		361		93		8		---

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		11.5		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		6		8.9		12.8		17		20.4		22.4		22.9		20.1		15.4		10.7		6.7		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		3.4		4.9		6.6		8		8.5		7.8		6.7		5.2		3.7		2.6		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		16.3		12.1		13.9		16.4		17.8		18.7		19.5		20.4		19.9		18.1		15.7		12.3		10.5

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		12.2		14.1		16.2		18.1		20.1		22.1		24.2		22.5		19.4		16.3		12.7		11.8

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		6		8.9		12.8		17		20.4		22.4		22.9		20.1		15.4		10.7		6.7		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		8.4		9		8.7		7.2		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		19.3		14		18.4		20.1		22.1		21.9		22		22.1		22		21.3		18.5		15.2		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		22.6		14.9		20.3		21.4		26.2		26.9		28.3		28.2		26.8		24.7		20.3		16.9		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		11.3		5.3		7.4		9.4		13.8		15.7		19.2		17		17.9		11.7		8.6		5		4.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.6		2.2		2.8		4.5		5.7		7.1		7.6		7.2		6		4.6		3.4		2.3		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		12.5		9.9		10.9		11.1		14		14.4		16.7		15.2		17.6		13		11.6		8.1		7.6

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		9.5		9.8		8.7		11.8		11.9		16.2		13.3		17.9		11.3		10.7		7.1		7.6