NORTH SPEARFISH, SOUTH DAKOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		9.4		-1.9		-0.8		3.2		8.2		13.6		18.8		23.2		22.3		16.3		9.4		2.6		-1.9

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		16.8		4.4		5.7		10.5		15.7		20.7		26.7		32		31.1		24.8		16.9		8.4		4

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		2.2		-8.2		-7.4		-4.2		0.7		6.4		11		14.5		13.5		7.9		2		-3.3		-7.9

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		6.9		---		---		---		---		---		0.8		3.4		2.4		0.3		---		---		---

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		38.6		---		---		---		---		0.9		5.3		14.9		12.6		4.5		0.4		---		---

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		91.5		---		---		0.2		1.6		5.7		16		27.1		25.8		12.4		2.8		---		---

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		143.4		---		---		2.8		7.4		15.6		24.8		30.4		30		21.6		9.4		1.4		---

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		193.4		1		2.1		8.3		15.8		24.1		28.8		31		30.8		26.8		17.9		6.1		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		248.7		6.7		7.3		16.6		23.5		29.1		30		31		31		29.3		25.3		13.2		5.7

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		306.7		17.2		17		24.4		28.2		31		30		31		31		29.9		29.8		21		16.3

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		30		30.5		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		342.6		31		28		31		29.9		30.5		27.6		20.1		23.9		28.7		30.8		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		274.3		31		28		31		29.3		25.2		11.6		1.8		4.7		20.8		30.1		29.7		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		208.8		30.2		27.8		29.9		23.3		10.3		0.8		---		0.2		5.9		21.8		27.7		30.8

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		151.4		27.7		24.3		24.2		13.7		1.6		---		---		---		0.8		9.3		21.8		28

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		65.9		16.7		13.7		8.9		1.7		---		---		---		---		---		1.3		7.6		16.1

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		28.1		9.1		5.8		2.4		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		2.7		7.5

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		10.8		3.7		2.4		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		3.1

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		459		16		14		26		52		70		84		51		42		41		31		19		15

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		74		5		5		6		7		9		10		7		6		5		5		4		5

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		241		69		37		106		168		241		230		147		97		123		101		89		42

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		1		3		2		6		25		2		4		---		1		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		98.5		36.8		24.1		38.6		73.4		94.5		98.5		76.2		59.7		75.4		57.4		44.5		18.3

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

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		44		2		2		3		5		6		7		4		4		4		3		2		2

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

Years on Record: 56

		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 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 56

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		153.2		23.4		20.8		30.2		20.1		5.3		0.5		---		---		1.5		9.7		19.1		22.6

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 56

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		157.5		157.5		81.3		111.8		106.9		50		22.9		---		---		18.3		106.7		73.4		73.4

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6548		1127		966		846		548		287		82		10		21		175		501		852		1133

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		732		---		---		---		2		22		109		284		240		69		5		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2734		1		2		20		78		239		479		739		685		363		110		17		1

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		9.8		11		12.5		14		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		14.6		6.3		9.3		13.1		17.3		21.2		23.4		23.7		20.8		16.2		11.1		7		5.5

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		3.2		4.9		6.6		7.8		8.2		7.6		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		17		12.9		14.8		16.7		18.1		19.4		20.3		21.1		20.7		19.2		16.4		12.9		11.1

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		13.4		15.6		16.9		18.7		21.6		24		25.7		24.1		21.1		17.4		13.6		12.7

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		6.3		9.3		13.1		17.3		21.2		23.4		23.7		20.8		16.2		11.1		7		5.5

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		8.4		8.9		8.5		6.8		5.7		3.9		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		19.8		15.8		17.9		19.4		22		21.6		23.4		24.1		23		21.7		19.3		15.7		14.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		23.9		17.2		19.6		21.4		26		26.2		32		33.2		28.7		25.5		21.6		17.6		17.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.3		5.3		6.9		11		14.6		16.6		20.4		20.1		19.7		13.3		9.8		5.5		4.3

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		5.7		7.2		7		6.3		5.8		4.5		3.2		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		13.7		9.8		9.9		13.3		14.9		15.2		17.8		17.9		19.6		15.1		13.9		9.4		7.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.3		9.5		8.6		11.9		13.4		13.3		18.2		18.6		21.7		14.5		13.7		8.7		7.8