HOWARD, SOUTH DAKOTA

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Elevation: 473 meters Latitude: 44 01N Longitude: 097 31W

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16 April, 2024

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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		7.3		-10.1		-7.4		-0.3		7.9		14.3		19.6		22.8		21.7		16.4		9.4		0.3		-7

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		14		-4.3		-1.4		5.7		15		21.4		26.4		30.2		29.1		23.9		16.6		6.3		-1.4

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		0.7		-15.9		-13.3		-6.4		0.9		7.1		12.7		15.4		14.3		9		2.3		-5.7		-12.7

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		45		17.2		21.1		31.7		35.6		42.8		42.2		45		45		41.1		35		25.6		19.4

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-43.3		-43.3		-41.1		-31.1		-17.2		-8.9		-17.2		1.1		-3.3		-10.6		-23.9		-30.6		-37.8

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		0.6		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.3		0.1		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		26.6		---		---		---		0.1		1		3.9		10.4		8.2		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		70.2		---		---		0.1		1.5		4.7		13.3		22.4		19.1		7.8		1.2		---		---

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		131.7		---		---		0.7		5.8		15.6		25.9		29.9		29.3		18.4		5.5		0.5		---

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		177.4		---		0.4		3.2		13.2		24.9		29.5		30.9		30.9		26.6		14.6		3.1		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		218.4		0.8		2.2		8.9		21.4		29.9		29.9		31		31		29.6		24.1		8.6		0.9

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		257.3		3.7		7.3		16.8		27.2		31		30		31		31		30		29.1		15.2		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		362.1		31		28		31		30		31		29.5		29.1		30.5		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		326.4		31		28		31		30		29.9		22.2		15.1		19.5		27.7		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		263.8		31		28		31		29		21.9		7.1		1.4		4.3		19.6		29.6		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		211.5		31		27.9		30		23.9		9.2		0.3		---		0.3		6.3		22.3		29.3		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		170.2		30.5		27.3		26.5		13.9		3.1		0.1		---		---		1.8		11.4		25.4		30.1

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		98.9		25.7		19.8		11.8		2.5		0.1		---		---		---		---		2.1		12.7		24.2

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		55.4		17.7		12.9		4.6		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		4.4		15.4

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		32.9		12.6		8.9		2.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.3		7.9

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		571		12		14		30		58		74		100		74		71		61		42		21		13

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 118

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

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		299		47		49		118		186		233		299		204		213		182		155		92		52

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		---		---		---		6		20		2		---		2		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		130.8		24.1		29.2		48.8		104.7		107.2		130.8		99.8		88.1		98.3		85.1		45.2		27.4

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		52.1		1.8		1.8		4.1		5.9		6.2		7.6		5.9		4.8		5		4.1		2.7		2.2

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

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		46		2		2		3		5		6		7		5		5		4		3		2		2

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

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		14		---		---		1		1		2		3		2		2		2		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		17.7		0.3		0.2		0.9		1.9		2		3.3		2.9		2		1.8		1.5		0.7		0.2

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

Years on Record: 118

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

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		71.6		12.9		13.7		15		5.6		---		---		---		---		---		1.8		8.4		14.2

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		86.4		59.7		65.8		86.4		44.5		7.6		---		---		---		5.1		25.4		40.6		55.9

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8035		1542		1254		1029		603		269		59		13		30		202		570		1009		1452

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		591		---		---		---		3		24		115		233		168		45		2		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2516		---		---		5		67		255		506		685		603		313		77		5		---

SKY CONDITIONS

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		9.9		11		12.5		14		15.4		16		15.7		14.4		12.9		11.4		10.1		9.5

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		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

NEARBY - MAP

NEARBY - LIST

Winfred, South Dakota (8 mi / 14 km)
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Orland, South Dakota (20 mi / 33 km)
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Howard, South Dakota