SALEM, SOUTH DAKOTA

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Elevation: 463 meters Latitude: 43 43N Longitude: 097 23W

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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		7.3		-9.1		-6.2		0.2		7.4		14.5		19.5		22.2		21.2		16.1		8.7		---		-7.4

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		13.1		-4.2		-0.6		5.8		13.8		20.7		25.7		28.3		27.3		22.5		14.9		5.1		-2.8

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		1.5		-14.1		-11.9		-5.5		1.1		8.3		13.3		16.1		15.1		9.7		2.6		-5.1		-12

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		32.9		1.3		3.8		9.8		18.7		24.4		31		32.9		32.3		26.4		17.7		11.6		2.9

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		36		---		---		---		---		3		8		9		14		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		64.8		---		---		0.3		---		3.7		12.7		23		20.5		4		0.7		---		---

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		130		---		---		0.3		2.3		14		27.3		30.7		30		19.3		6		---		---

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		175.3		---		---		1.7		12.3		26.3		30		31		31		28.3		13.7		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		214.3		---		0.7		6.3		23		30.7		30		31		31		30		23.7		7.7		0.3

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		252.8		2.1		5.3		17.3		27.7		31		30		31		31		30		30.7		15.3		1.4

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		363.3		31		28		31		30		31		30		30.3		30		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		325.5		31		28		31		30		30		24.7		14		16.5		28.3		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		254.3		31		28		31		29.3		21.7		3.3		1		2		15.7		30.3		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		201		31		28		30.7		24		4.7		---		---		---		2		20		29.7		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		161.5		27		28		28		6		1		---		---		---		2		15.5		27		27

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		98.3		26.6		22.7		10		1.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		10.7		26.7

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		48.6		18.4		11.3		4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		2		12.9

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		22.2		10.2		6.3		1.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		4.3

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		648		13		20		38		66		90		106		89		75		63		48		25		14

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		66		2		3		5		7		9		9		8		7		6		4		3		3

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		262		58		69		150		162		212		228		262		217		144		161		64		45

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		---		2		6		22		27		19		35		15		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		121.2		33		31.8		53.3		54.6		63.5		84.3		92.7		92.5		121.2		50.8		34		29

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

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		49		1		2		3		5		7		8		6		5		5		3		2		2

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

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16		---		---		1		2		2		3		2		2		2		1		1		---

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

Years on Record: 61

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

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		65.3		9.1		14		18.5		3.3		0.5		---		---		---		---		0.5		5.8		13.5

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 61

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		109.2		33		59.7		109.2		27.9		13.7		---		---		---		---		7.6		33		100.3

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7773		1531		1237		1014		588		237		34		3		14		150		538		990		1436

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		541		---		---		---		---		23		95		220		173		29		1		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2542		---		---		4		42		264		511		681		623		333		83		---		---

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		15.3		16		15.6		14.4		12.9		11.4		10.2		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		13.8		6		8.8		12.6		16.9		20		22		22.7		19.6		15.1		10.4		6.6		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		5.2		2.3		3.4		5		6.6		8		8.5		7.8		6.8		5.3		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		12		13.9		15.9		17.6		18.4		19.1		20.2		19.5		17.6		15.2		11.9		10.4

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		12.2		14		15.6		17.8		19.4		21.4		23.6		21.6		18.6		15.7		12.3		11.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.8		6		8.8		12.6		16.9		20		22		22.7		19.6		15.1		10.4		6.6		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		7.3		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		13.8		16.7		20.5		22.2		21.4		21.9		21.7		21.4		21.1		18.9		15.6		12.7

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		14.5		17.8		21.5		26.5		25.7		27.9		27.1		25.5		24.3		20.9		17.5		14.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.2		5.4		7.5		9.1		13.1		16.4		18.7		17.2		17.6		11.8		7.8		5.5		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		3.1		4.4		5.6		7.3		7.7		7.4		6.3		4.6		3.3		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		12.4		10		11.1		10.7		13.2		15		16.3		15.4		17.3		13.1		10.3		9.2		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		11.2		9.7		10.2		8.3		10.7		13		15.4		13.7		17.3		11.4		8.9		8.6		7.6

NEARBY - MAP

NEARBY - LIST

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