HEREFORD, SOUTH DAKOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		8.4		-4.2		-3		1.6		7.4		13.1		18.4		23		22.3		16.1		8.7		1.3		-4

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		15.7		2.6		3.7		8.3		14.7		20.1		25.7		30.7		30.4		24.3		16.2		8.1		2.4

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		1.2		-11		-9.8		-5.2		0.1		6.1		11.2		15.3		14.2		7.7		1.3		-5.6		-10.4

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		3.7		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		1.9		1.3		0.2		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		31.3		---		---		---		---		0.5		3.4		12.2		11.5		3.6		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		80.9		---		---		0.2		1		3.4		13		25.4		24.6		11.2		1.8		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		135.3		---		0.1		1.9		5.4		14.1		24.4		29.8		30.2		20.9		7.5		1.1		---

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		189.7		0.9		2.3		6.3		14		24.8		28.8		31		30.9		27.1		16.1		6.6		0.8

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		243.5		5.7		6.6		13.5		22.7		30.1		30		31		31		29.4		25.5		13.3		4.7

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		292.9		13.3		13.4		20.3		28		31		30		31		31		30		29.8		21.3		13.9

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		363.5		31		28		31		30		31		29.9		30.1		30.6		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		333.6		31		28		31		30		30.7		26.5		15.6		20.3		28.4		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		276		31		28		31		29.9		26.6		10.9		2.2		2.9		21.9		30.6		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		217		31		28		30.6		25.3		9.6		0.9		0.1		0.1		7.5		23.3		29.6		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		168.6		30.4		26.7		27		13.8		2		---		---		---		0.7		12.1		25.9		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		84.9		22.4		17.2		9.4		2.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		1.2		11		21.4

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		37.9		12.2		7.6		3		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		3.5		11

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16.1		5.5		4.6		1.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.8		4.1

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		492.8		10.2		12.7		30.5		55.9		99.1		76.2		58.4		43.2		38.1		40.6		17.8		10.2

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7175		1257		1076		936		592		302		88		13		18		186		538		922		1246

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		677		---		---		---		1		11		93		271		238		62		2		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2561		---		---		10		51		207		456		723		685		343		78		7		---

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		13		11.4		10.1		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		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