PLATTE, SOUTH DAKOTA

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Elevation: 518 meters Latitude: 43 30N Longitude: 099 04W

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18 April, 2024

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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 113

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		8.8		-7		-4.8		1.1		8.7		14.8		20.2		24.1		22.9		17.6		10.6		2.1		-4.7

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 113

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		15.8		-0.8		1.5		7.7		15.8		22		27.3		31.8		30.8		25.6		18.3		8.6		1.3

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 113

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		1.7		-13.3		-11.2		-5.5		1.4		7.5		13.2		16.3		15.1		9.6		2.9		-4.5		-10.7

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 113

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		46.7		22.2		25.6		33.3		36.7		42.2		43.9		46.7		46.1		43.3		37.8		30.6		23.3

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 113

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-38.3		-38.3		-37.8		-30.6		-20		-7.8		---		3.3		---		-8.3		-22.2		-28.9		-35

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		3.3		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.2		1.8		0.9		0.2		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 113

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		42.3		---		---		---		0.3		1.6		6.1		15.4		12.8		5.3		0.7		---		---

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		85.8		---		---		0.2		2.1		5.9		15.3		24.9		22.9		11.9		2.5		0.1		---

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		140.9		---		0.1		1.9		6.8		15.8		25.8		29.8		29.7		20.7		8.7		1.5		0.1

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		0.5		1.6		6.2		13.8		24.5		29.4		31		30.8		27.6		16.7		5.1		0.5

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		233.4		2.6		5.4		12.6		21.8		29.7		30		31		31		29.7		25.4		11.2		3

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		277.1		9.4		11.1		19.1		27.2		31		30		31		31		30		29.4		18.3		9.6

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		361.2		31		28		31		30		31		29.3		29.1		29.9		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		324.5		31		28		31		30		30.3		23.2		13.9		17.8		27.3		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		262.3		31		28		31		29.1		22.3		6.9		1.6		3.8		18.1		29.6		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		209.2		31		28		30.4		23.7		8.4		0.4		---		0.2		5.6		21.6		28.9		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 113

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		163.6		30.4		27.2		26		13		2.2		---		---		---		1.2		9.7		24		30

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		90.6		23.4		18.1		11.4		2.3		---		---		---		---		---		1.5		11.3		22.5

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		46.3		15.5		10.6		4		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		3.4		12.7

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 113

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		25.2		10.2		6.6		1.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.9		5.9

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 113

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		553		12		16		33		64		83		97		68		62		48		39		19		13

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 113

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		74		4		4		5		8		9		10		8		7		6		5		4		4

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 113

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		243		59		74		127		177		243		223		214		174		189		142		78		69

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 113

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		---		---		---		4		8		---		1		---		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 113

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		141		40.6		56.4		50.8		63.5		76.2		92.7		141		79		90.9		71.1		41.1		31.8

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		47		1.6		1.5		3.7		6		6.9		6.3		5.1		4.2		4		3.4		2.6		1.7

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

Years on Record: 113

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		46		2		2		3		5		7		7		5		4		4		3		2		2

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

Years on Record: 113

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		14		---		---		1		2		2		3		2		2		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		15.1		0.2		0.2		0.8		1.7		2.3		2.7		1.9		1.7		1.6		1.5		0.4		0.1

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

Years on Record: 113

		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: 113

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		86.4		13.2		14.7		19.8		9.4		0.2		---		---		---		0.2		3		11.2		14.5

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		23.6		4.7		4.1		3.8		2.3		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.5		3.4		4.7

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 113

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		96.5		71.6		58.4		76.5		96.5		12.7		---		---		---		19.1		34.5		67.3		71.1

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		14.6		2.5		2.4		2.6		1.6		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.3		2.2		2.9

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		5.6		0.6		0.8		1.4		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1		0.8

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		2.5		0.3		0.3		0.6		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.4		0.3

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		---

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		65.4		17.3		12.2		9.6		2.5		---		---		---		---		---		0.6		6.8		16.4

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		42.5		11.7		8.7		5.9		1.5		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		4.2		10.3

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		29.9		7.9		6.8		4.1		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		2.8		7.2

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		14.7		3.4		3.5		1.5		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.8		4.3

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7378		1395		1142		963		576		259		57		11		21		164		517		936		1337

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		755		---		---		---		4		27		128		282		230		77		5		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2773		---		1		10		75		262		523		736		674		376		104		12		---

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		9.9		11.1		12.5		14		15.3		16		15.6		14.4		12.9		11.5		10.2		9.6

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		14.2		6.1		8.9		12.7		17.1		20.6		22.8		23.1		20.3		15.5		10.7		6.7		5.2

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		7.9		8.3		7.7		6.6		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		12.2		13.9		16.2		17.8		18.9		19.8		20.6		20.2		18.2		15.8		12.2		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		17.6		12.4		14		16.1		18.3		20.5		22.9		24.5		22.9		19.6		16.6		12.6		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		14.2		6.1		8.9		12.7		17.1		20.6		22.8		23.1		20.3		15.5		10.7		6.7		5.2

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		8.9		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		19.4		14.3		19.3		19.5		22		22.3		22.1		22.3		22.8		21.1		18.3		15		13.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		22.9		15.3		21.7		21.5		26.1		27.8		28.4		28.7		28.4		24.4		20.1		16.6		15.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.5		5.4		7.5		9.3		13.9		15.8		20.3		18		17.8		11.8		9		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		4.5		2.1		2.7		4.5		5.7		7		7.6		7.1		5.8		4.6		3.4		2.3		1.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.7		10.1		11		11		14.1		14.5		17.7		16		17.5		13.1		12.4		8		7.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.7		9.8		10		8.6		12.1		12		18.1		14.9		17.8		11.4		11.7		7.1		7.5

NEARBY - MAP

NEARBY - LIST

Lake Platte, South Dakota (14 mi / 22 km)
Grandview, South Dakota (20 mi / 32 km)
Pukwana, South Dakota (20 mi / 32 km)
White Lake, South Dakota (23 mi / 38 km)
Chamberlain, South Dakota (25 mi / 41 km)

GEOBA.SE

Platte, South Dakota