ELM SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA

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Elevation: 810 meters Latitude: 44 18N Longitude: 102 32W

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16 May, 2024

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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		8.2		-6.2		-3.6		1.2		7.5		13.4		18.9		23.2		22.6		16.8		9.1		1.1		-5.1

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		15.6		0.2		2.9		8.2		14.9		20.7		26.2		31.1		30.9		25.4		16.9		7.9		1.4

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		0.9		-12.6		-10.2		-5.7		---		6.2		11.7		15.4		14.1		8.1		1.3		-5.7		-11.9

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		44.4		20.6		22.8		27.8		35.6		36.7		43.9		44.4		42.8		41.1		34.4		29.4		21.7

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-42.2		-42.2		-35		-33.9		-14.4		-8.3		-0.6		3.9		2.8		-14.4		-25		-25.6		-37.2

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		5.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.7		2.6		1.8		0.2		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		39.1		---		---		---		0.2		0.9		4.6		13.4		14.2		5.4		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		87.8		---		---		---		2		5.1		14.1		25.7		25.2		12.8		2.8		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		140.4		---		0.1		1.6		6.6		15		25.3		29.9		29.9		21.4		9.1		1.6		---

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		186.8		0.4		1.8		6.3		14.1		24.4		28.7		31		30.8		26.8		17.1		5.1		0.5

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		236		3.8		5.7		13.5		22.1		29.7		29.9		31		30.9		29.5		24.7		11.4		3.8

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		285.2		11.7		12.4		20.5		27.4		30.9		30		31		31		30		29.1		19.8		11.6

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		362.9		31		28		31		30		31		29.8		29.7		30.4		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		330.8		31		28		31		30		30.8		25.7		14.5		19		28.7		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		271.7		31		28		31		29.9		25.1		9.7		1.5		3.6		20.5		30.5		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		216.7		31		28		30.6		25		9.9		0.8		---		0.4		6.4		24		29.7		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		174		30.3		27.4		27		15.7		3.1		---		---		---		1.6		12		26.1		30.6

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		90.3		23.1		18		10.6		2.3		---		---		---		---		---		1.9		11.7		22.7

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		43.4		14.1		9.7		3.6		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		3.7		11.7

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		21.9		8		4.6		1.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.9		6.7

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		420		9		13		25		43		78		77		50		39		31		30		14		12

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 88

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

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		287		39		41		73		121		287		197		120		149		99		172		63		47

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		---		2		1		10		11		4		2		---		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		91.7		19.6		30.2		47		53.1		91.7		83.8		64.3		63.5		47.5		80.5		54.1		27.9

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		42.5		1.6		1.8		3.2		4.6		6.4		6.4		4.3		3.6		3.2		3.3		2.3		1.8

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

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		39		1		2		2		4		6		6		4		4		3		3		2		2

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

Years on Record: 88

		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 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10.1		---		0.2		0.6		1.1		2.3		1.7		1.1		1.1		0.8		0.9		0.2		0.1

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

Years on Record: 88

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

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		74.4		9.7		12.4		15.5		11.4		0.8		0.2		---		---		---		2.8		9.4		12.2

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16.9		2.7		3		3.2		1.9		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.6		2.5		2.9

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		66.8		52.1		55.9		54.6		66.8		19.8		7.6		---		---		1.3		20.3		50.8		40.6

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		12.3		1.8		1.9		2.4		1.7		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.6		1.8		2

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		4.4		0.4		0.7		1		0.8		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.3		0.6		0.5

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		1.4		---		0.3		0.4		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		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		53.3		12.6		10.6		8		2.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.9		6.1		12.6

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		31		7.8		6.1		4.6		1.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.4		3.7		7

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		17.7		4.7		3.3		2.9		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		1.9		4

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		3.2		0.8		0.7		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		1

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7389		1339		1121		955		593		288		77		12		21		176		543		948		1316

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		749		---		---		---		2		20		112		291		252		69		4		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2701		---		1		10		63		235		487		744		696		361		94		9		---

SKY CONDITIONS

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.9		11		12.5		14		15.4		16.1		15.7		14.5		13		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		6.1		9.2		12.9		17.5		21.3		23.6		23.8		20.8		16.3		11.1		7		5.4

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		2.3		3.3		4.9		6.5		7.7		8.1		7.5		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		16.9		12.1		14.6		16.4		18.3		19.6		20.5		21.2		20.8		19.3		16.6		12.7		10.8

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		12.4		15.3		16.4		19.1		21.9		24.6		26.1		24.1		21.4		17.5		13.5		12.3

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		6.1		9.2		12.9		17.5		21.3		23.6		23.8		20.8		16.3		11.1		7		5.4

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		8.3		8.8		8.5		6.9		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		19.9		15.4		17.2		19.9		23.2		22.3		23		23.4		23.1		21.7		19.2		16.2		14.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		24.1		16.7		19.4		22.2		28.4		27.8		30.9		31.6		29.2		25.5		21.4		18.3		18

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		5.1		6.7		10.8		14.7		14.9		21.1		19.8		19.4		12.5		9.5		5.3		4

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		5.3		7		7.2		6.6		5.6		4.5		3.3		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		13.2		9.3		9.5		13		15.1		13.6		18.4		17.6		19.2		14		13.4		8.9		6.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.6		8.8		8.1		11.5		13.5		10.6		19.6		18		21		12.8		13		8		6.7

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Elm Springs, South Dakota