BOX ELDER, SOUTH DAKOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		8		-5		-2		---		7		13		18		23		22		16		10		2		-2

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		14		---		2		6		13		19		24		30		29		23		16		7		2

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		2		-11		-8		-5		1		7		12		16		15		9		3		-3		-8

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		43		23		23		27		32		36		42		43		42		39		34		25		23

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-33		-31		-30		-27		-15		-6		---		5		4		-7		-10		-25		-33

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		77		---		---		1		4		11		24		23		11		3		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		153		29		26		25		12		2		---		---		---		1		8		22		28

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		15		7		3		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		3

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		420		10		10		20		40		70		70		40		30		20		20		10		10

Average Precipitable Water

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm.		1.3		0.7		0.7		0.8		1		1.5		2		2.4		2.2		1.7		1.2		0.8		0.7

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		87		6		6		8		8		11		11		8		7		6		5		5		6

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		39		---		---		1		1		5		10		10		8		3		1		---		---

Most Rain Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		80		30		20		50		40		70		80		80		30		40		50		20		10

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		690		40		50		70		140		240		190		140		100		90		80		70		20

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		230		---		---		---		---		---		20		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		102		11		17		22		17		1		---		---		---		---		3		13		13

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		36		6		6		7		4		1		---		---		---		1		1		4		6

Deepest Snow Cover Reported

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		58		33		38		38		58		25		15		---		---		5		15		43		35

Most Snow Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		241		24		36		45		11		14		---		---		5		12		30		14		45

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 44

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		227		47		50		72		108		18		15		---		---		6		20		77		27

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		61.3		67.6		66.8		64.2		61.6		63.3		63.9		56.8		52.8		53.2		58		63.1		65.9

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		62		61		62		65		58		65		63		59		61		61		62		61		61

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		44		49		46		50		41		48		45		37		38		39		41		45		50

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		---		-10		-10		-6		-2		4		8		11		10		4		---		-6		-11

Average Wet Bulb

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		4		-5		-5		-1		3		8		13		16		15		10		5		-1		-6

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3866.1		718.9		591.1		542.2		321.1		163.9		48.3		3.9		8.9		92.2		248.9		477.2		649.4

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 52

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		412.8		---		---		---		1.7		11.7		57.8		157.2		139.4		41.1		3.9		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 50

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1345.5		---		---		---		---		103.3		250		413.3		378.9		200		---		---		---

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		12.5		14		15.4		16.1		15.7		14.5		12.9		11.4		10.1		9.5

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 46

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		53		5		7		7		6		5		4		2		2		3		3		4		5

Average Possibility of Clouds

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		50		51		54		59		55		56		48		43		39		43		48		54		51

Average Total Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		56.4		58.2		58.6		62		65.7		62.8		59.9		50.2		47.2		46.9		54.3		56.6		54.3

Average Opaque Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		46.3		47.8		47.8		52.6		54.8		52.4		48.3		39.7		37.2		38.7		45.8		46		44.5

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		6.1		9.2		12.9		17.5		21.3		23.6		23.8		20.8		16.3		11.1		7		5.4

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		2.3		3.3		4.9		6.5		7.7		8.1		7.5		6.5		5		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		16.9		12.1		14.6		16.4		18.3		19.6		20.5		21.2		20.8		19.3		16.6		12.7		10.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.7		12.4		15.3		16.4		19.1		21.9		24.6		26.1		24.1		21.4		17.5		13.5		12.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.6		6.1		9.2		12.9		17.5		21.3		23.6		23.8		20.8		16.3		11.1		7		5.4

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		2.4		3.5		5.2		7		8.3		8.8		8.5		6.9		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		19.9		15.4		17.2		19.9		23.2		22.3		23		23.4		23.1		21.7		19.2		16.2		14.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		24.1		16.7		19.4		22.2		28.4		27.8		30.9		31.6		29.2		25.5		21.4		18.3		18

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12		5.1		6.7		10.8		14.7		14.9		21.1		19.8		19.4		12.5		9.5		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		4.4		2		2.9		4.4		5.3		7		7.2		6.6		5.6		4.5		3.3		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		13.2		9.3		9.5		13		15.1		13.6		18.4		17.6		19.2		14		13.4		8.9		6.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.6		8.8		8.1		11.5		13.5		10.6		19.6		18		21		12.8		13		8		6.7