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AMHERST, SOUTH DAKOTA

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Elevation: 1346 feet Latitude: 45 47N Longitude: 097 45W

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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		43.4		10		15.5		28.8		44.8		57.2		66.6		72.4		70.9		60.6		48		30.4		16.1

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		55.1		20.6		25.8		39		57		70		78.7		85.2		84		73.8		60.4		40.3		25.8

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		31.8		-0.5		5.2		18.6		32.7		44.4		54.4		59.7		57.8		47.5		35.5		20.4		6.4

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		114		71		67		84		100		109		108		114		114		107		94		79		65

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-44		-44		-42		-28		-3		17		30		37		31		11		-4		-24		-40

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		23.1		---		---		---		0.1		0.9		3.2		8.7		7.7		2.3		0.1		---		---

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		176.1		30.9		27.8		27.6		15.2		3.5		0.1		---		---		2.1		11.9		26.2		30.8

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		42.2		15.8		10.8		3.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		2		10.2

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		20.2		0.5		0.5		0.8		1.9		2.7		3.8		2.8		2.5		2.1		1.4		0.7		0.5

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		75		5		5		5		7		9		10		8		7		6		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
in		11.1		2.6		2.9		3		7.3		8		11.1		10.7		10.2		6.7		5.8		3.1		2

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		---		0.1		---		0.4		---		0.1		---		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		5		1		1.4		1.2		2.2		3.4		5		3.9		4		3.5		2.7		1.8		1.1

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		43		2		2		2		4		5		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		12		---		---		---		1		2		3		2		2		1		1		---		---

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		4		---		---		---		---		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
in		29.8		6.4		5.8		4.4		2.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.6		4.3		5.9

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		34		33		29.2		23		18.5		3		---		---		---		4		11		34		28

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8512		1712		1332		1092		608		260		79		31		40		184		545		1086		1543

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		641		---		---		---		3		37		118		233		205		45		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 118

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2381.5		---		---		---		---		223.2		498		694.4		647.9		318		---		---		---

NEARBY - MAP

NEARBY - LIST

Britton, South Dakota (2 mi / 3 km)
Havana, North Dakota (18 mi / 30 km)
Andover, South Dakota (19 mi / 31 km)
Columbia, South Dakota (26 mi / 43 km)
Oakes, North Dakota (28 mi / 46 km)

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Amherst, South Dakota

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