SYKESTON, NORTH DAKOTA

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 60

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		461		12		10		19		36		62		87		70		56		47		34		16		10

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 60

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		58		3		2		3		5		7		9		7		6		6		4		3		3

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 60

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		221		54		62		58		146		159		221		191		216		142		140		63		32

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 60

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		---		---		---		11		20		9		4		1		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 60

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		104.1		20.6		30.5		35.6		60.2		104.1		99.1		88.9		98.3		59.2		55.1		50.8		14.5

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		1.4		1.4		2.3		3.2		5.3		6.7		6.5		4.4		3.9		3.7		2.3		1.4

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

Years on Record: 60

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		43		2		1		2		4		6		7		6		4		4		3		2		2

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

Years on Record: 60

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10		---		---		---		1		2		2		2		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		11.4		0.3		0.3		0.4		0.7		1.6		2.2		2		1.3		1		1.2		0.3		0.1

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

Years on Record: 60

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 60

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		79.5		15.2		10.7		13.7		8.1		1		---		---		---		0.2		3.8		12.4		14.2

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		15.8		3.3		2.4		2.2		1.3		0.1		---		---		---		0.1		0.8		2.5		3.1

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 60

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		83.8		43.2		48.3		50.8		44.5		20.3		---		---		---		10.2		31.8		53.3		83.8

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		11.6		2.4		1.6		1.5		1		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.5		2		2.5

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		4.6		0.7		0.6		0.7		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		1		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		1.4		0.2		0.1		0.2		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.2		0.3

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		72.6		18.1		15.8		11		2.1		0.2		---		---		---		0.1		0.7		8.5		16.1

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		50.3		13.3		12.6		7.8		1.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.3		4.9		10.1

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		37.7		10.7		9.1		6		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		3.5		7.3

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		14.9		4.5		3.2		1.7		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.2		3.9

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.6		10.9		12.5		14.2		15.8		16.6		16.1		14.7		13		11.3		9.9		9.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.4		5.1		8.3		12.3		17.2		20.4		21.6		22.2		19.2		14		9.5		5.9		4.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.1		3		4.3		6.2		7.6		8.9		9.4		9.1		8		6.4		4.7		3.4		2.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.9		9		12.7		15.8		18		18.8		18.8		19.8		19.1		16.1		13		9.9		7.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.4		7.8		11.2		13.3		17.3		19.3		19.9		21.7		19.5		15.1		12.2		8.6		7.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.4		5.1		8.3		12.3		17.2		20.4		21.6		22.2		19.2		14		9.5		5.9		4.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.4		3.2		4.7		6.5		8.1		9		9.7		9.3		8.2		7		5.1		3.8		2.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.4		10		14.6		18.5		22.5		21		22.8		22.5		22		19.4		15.1		12		8.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18		9		13.1		16.2		23.9		23.3		27.1		26.2		23.9		19.2		14.7		11.1		8.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.8		4.4		7.1		8.3		14.5		18.1		18.2		16.3		15.6		10.9		7.6		5.3		3.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.8		2.7		3.8		5.3		7.5		8.8		9.3		9		7.9		6		4		3.1		2.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.8		7.5		10.6		9.9		14.8		16.6		15.8		14.5		15.2		12.1		10.1		8.6		6.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10		6.3		9		6.5		12.2		15.1		14		11.7		12.9		10		9.1		7.3		5.5