VALE, SOUTH DAKOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		7.3		-7.5		-5.1		-0.3		6.9		12.8		18.1		22.5		21.6		15.5		8.6		0.4		-5.4

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		14.5		-1.1		1.6		6.3		14		19.8		25.1		30.4		29.8		23.7		16.5		7.1		1.1

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		0.2		-13.9		-11.7		-6.8		-0.2		5.8		11.1		14.6		13.4		7.3		0.7		-6.3		-11.9

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		43.3		21.1		23.9		28.3		33.3		37.8		42.8		43.3		42.2		41.1		35		27.2		23.3

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-38.9		-38.9		-37.8		-32.2		-23.9		-11.1		---		1.1		2.2		-12.8		-26.7		-31.1		-38.9

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		3.5		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		2.1		1.1		0.1		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		31.7		---		---		---		0.1		0.7		3.4		12.5		11.3		3.5		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		79.1		---		---		0.1		1.6		4.1		12		24.1		23.9		10.8		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		133.5		---		0.1		1.4		5.8		13.2		23.9		29.6		29.7		20.4		8.1		1.2		---

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		183.7		0.6		1.9		5.4		13.2		23.3		28.5		30.9		30.7		26.5		16.7		5.3		0.7

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		232.6		3.4		6		12.8		21.5		29.3		29.8		31		31		29		24.1		11.3		3.5

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		283.7		11.9		12.8		20		26.9		30.8		30		31		31		29.8		29.1		19		11.4

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		364.1		31		28		31		30		31		29.9		30.5		30.7		30		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		338.6		31		28		31		30		31		26.8		18.3		21.4		29.1		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		275.5		31		28		31		29.8		25.6		10.5		1.8		4.8		21.4		30.7		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		219.7		31		28		30.6		25.5		11		0.8		---		0.2		7		25		29.5		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		179.8		30.6		27.6		28.2		16		3.6		---		---		---		2.1		13.7		27.3		30.6

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		92.5		23		17.8		11		2.4		---		---		---		---		---		2		12.5		23.8

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		44.5		13.6		9.3		3.8		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		4.3		13

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		27		9.9		6.4		2.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.4		6.6

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		391		9		10		21		41		70		78		50		33		29		27		14		8

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		78		5		4		6		8		10		11		8		6		6		5		5		4

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		238		42		40		84		138		238		180		166		136		159		134		72		27

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		---		---		1		8		5		4		2		---		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		99.6		22.9		19.3		35.6		77.2		99.6		64.8		82.3		55.9		79.8		50.3		53.3		11.9

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		38.9		1.1		1.5		2.8		4.4		6		6.6		4.8		3		2.5		3.1		1.7		1.4

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

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		37		1		1		2		4		6		7		4		3		3		3		2		1

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

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		9		---		---		---		1		2		2		1		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		8.4		---		0.1		0.5		0.8		2.1		1.6		1		0.6		0.6		0.9		0.2		---

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

Years on Record: 91

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		73.9		12.7		11.4		16.8		6.6		2		---		---		---		0.2		3.8		8.6		11.7

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 91

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		78.7		78.7		35.6		65.3		54.6		30.5		5.1		---		---		7.6		34.8		78.7		66

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7574		1347		1121		973		611		324		94		15		24		200		565		970		1330

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		631		---		---		---		2		14		89		250		221		53		2		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2491		---		---		8		57		203		448		700		662		327		79		6		---

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		15.4		16.1		15.7		14.5		13		11.4		10.1		9.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.4		5.9		9.1		12.7		17.4		21.2		23.6		24		20.8		15.8		10.6		6.6		5.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.9		2.1		3.1		4.8		6.4		7.7		8.1		7.4		6.4		5		3.6		2.4		1.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.9		12.4		14.9		16.5		18.2		19.5		20.4		21.4		20.8		19		16.1		12.6		10.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.8		12.7		15.6		16.6		19.2		22.1		24.8		26.8		24.5		21		17.1		13.2		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		14.4		5.9		9.1		12.7		17.4		21.2		23.6		24		20.8		15.8		10.6		6.6		5.1

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		8.8		8.5		7		5.7		3.8		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		19.6		14.5		17.7		18.9		22.6		21.8		22.9		23.2		23		21.6		18.9		16.2		13.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		23.6		15.8		19.8		20.6		27.4		27		31		31.3		29.1		25.4		21.1		18.4		16.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.7		5.2		6.5		10.4		14.1		14.9		20.8		19.6		18.9		12.2		9.2		5.3		3.6

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		1.9		2.8		4.4		5.4		7.1		7.2		6.7		5.6		4.4		3.2		2		1.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.1		10		9.6		12.9		14.4		13.6		18.1		17.4		18.7		13.8		13.2		9		6.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.5		9.7		8.3		11.2		12.7		10.7		19.2		17.8		20.3		12.6		13		8.5		6.2