ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, SOUTH DAKOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		49		27.8		30.3		38.6		47.1		56.6		65.7		73.2		72		62		49.5		36.5		27

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		63.9		41.3		44.5		53.4		62.4		71.3		80.7		89.2		88.4		79.1		65.3		50.1		40.2

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		34		14.4		16.1		23.7		31.7		42		50.6		57.2		55.6		45		33.7		22.9		13.9

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		4.8		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		3.1		1.2		0.1		---		---		---

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		39.2		---		---		---		0.1		0.8		4.6		15.1		13.9		4.6		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		99		---		---		0.1		2.2		6.9		16.3		27.1		27.4		15.4		3.5		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		155.8		---		0.1		3.2		8.9		17.7		26.5		30.4		30.2		24.1		12.4		2.2		---

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		208.4		0.9		3		11		17.8		26.4		29.4		31		30.9		28.3		20.9		7.5		1.1

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		265.9		8.5		10.9		19.7		25		30.3		30		31		31		29.6		27.4		15.6		6.9

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		315.7		19.2		19.1		25.5		28.3		31		30		31		31		29.9		30		23.3		17.4

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		364.3		31		28		31		30		31		30		30.6		30.7		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		343.8		31		28		31		30		30.8		28		20.6		23.3		29.2		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		282.2		31		28		31		29.7		26.1		13.5		4		5.5		22		30.5		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		221		30.9		27.9		29.8		25.6		12		1.8		---		0.4		8.1		24.4		29.3		30.9

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		170		29.8		26.7		26.1		15.6		3.5		0.1		---		---		1.7		12.1		24.7		29.8

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		78.4		19.2		15.8		9		2		0.1		---		---		---		---		1.6		10.3		20.5

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		33.5		9.9		7.1		2.6		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		3.3		10.4

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		13.8		4.8		2.9		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.1		4.1

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		17.7		0.3		0.5		1.1		2		3.2		2.9		2.4		1.8		1.4		1.3		0.5		0.4

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		74.7		3.6		4.3		5.5		7.9		9.8		9.6		8.2		6.5		5.9		5.8		3.7		3.9

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		41.5		1.5		1.7		2.9		4.5		6.3		5.7		5.2		3.8		3.7		3.2		1.7		1.3

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		10.6		---		0.1		0.6		1.3		2		2.2		1.5		0.9		0.9		0.8		0.2		0.1

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

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2.9		---		---		0.1		0.2		0.8		0.5		0.5		0.4		0.2		0.2		---		---

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		27.5		4.3		4		5.9		3.8		0.2		---		---		---		0.1		1		3		5.2

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		14.2		2.6		2.8		2.4		1.2		0.1		---		---		---		0.1		0.4		1.6		3

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		11.2		2		2		2.1		1.1		0.1		---		---		---		0.1		0.3		1.4		2.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4.3		0.4		0.6		1.1		0.6		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.6		0.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.3		0.1		0.1		0.4		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

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

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		43.1		11.3		8		5.1		1.4		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.6		5		11.6

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		22.6		4.8		4.4		2.7		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		2.6		7.1

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		11.5		2.2		1.7		1.9		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		1.4		3.8

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.3		0.3		---		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.6

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6523		1152		971		820		540		275		75		9		15		150		483		855		1176

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		672		---		---		---		2		17		95		263		232		62		2		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2683		---		1		17		70		236		471		719		682		374		103		11		---

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		11.1		12.5		14		15.3		16		15.6		14.4		12.9		11.5		10.2		9.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		1.9		2.7		3.7		4.9		5.9		6.5		6.5		5.8		4.6		3.2		2		1.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		0.7		0.9		1.4		1.9		2.2		2.3		2.1		1.8		1.4		1		0.7		0.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.8		3.7		4.2		4.7		5		5.4		5.6		5.8		5.8		5.3		4.6		3.6		3.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.2		3.8		4.4		4.7		5.2		5.9		6.6		6.9		6.7		5.8		4.8		3.8		3.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		1.9		2.7		3.7		4.9		5.9		6.5		6.5		5.8		4.6		3.2		2		1.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.7		1		1.5		2		2.4		2.4		2.3		1.9		1.6		1.1		0.8		0.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.6		4.5		5		5.7		6.4		6		6.3		6.3		6.2		5.9		5.5		4.4		4.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.6		4.9		5.5		6.4		7.7		7.3		8.3		8.2		7.6		6.8		6.2		5		5.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.5		1.6		2.1		3.1		4.2		4.5		5.9		5.7		5.4		3.6		2.8		1.5		1.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.3		0.6		0.8		1.2		1.5		2		2		1.9		1.7		1.3		0.9		0.7		0.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.9		3		3.1		3.8		4.3		4.2		5.1		5.1		5.4		4		3.9		2.4		2.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		2.9		2.8		3.3		3.8		3.5		5.4		5.4		5.8		3.7		3.8		2.1		2.2