FORT MEADE, SOUTH DAKOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		47.7		24.5		27.5		34.5		45.7		55.7		65		72.7		71.5		61.6		49.8		36.6		27.4

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		60.2		36.2		39.1		46.2		58.1		67.9		77.6		86.3		85.4		75.7		63.1		48.3		38.8

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		35.2		12.8		15.6		22.7		33.3		43.5		52.4		59		57.6		47.4		36.7		25		16.1

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		109		72		75		85		92		100		106		109		107		104		93		83		74

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-35		-35		-31		-20		---		15		22		24		35		20		-1		-20		-30

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		2.6		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		1.5		0.6		0.2		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		28.8		---		---		---		0.1		0.3		3.2		11.3		10.5		3.4		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		82.4		---		---		0.1		1.5		4.4		12.6		24.8		25.3		11.4		2.2		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		137.3		0.1		0.2		1.5		5.9		13.7		24.4		30.1		30		21.3		8.4		1.5		0.2

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		190.8		1.7		2.3		6.7		14.3		23.8		28.9		30.9		30.9		26.9		17.1		5.8		1.6

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		246.9		7.1		7.6		14.5		22.2		29.3		29.9		31		31		29.2		25.3		13.2		6.5

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		300.3		15.8		15.9		22.1		27.6		30.9		30		31		31		29.9		29.6		21		15.7

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		361.9		31		28		31		30		31		29.8		29.5		29.9		29.7		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		331.3		31		28		31		29.9		30.1		25.9		16.4		19.5		27.6		30.9		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		267.5		31		28		30.9		28.7		24.7		10.1		1.6		3.7		18.3		29.5		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		206.4		30.6		27.7		29.4		23.3		10.2		0.8		---		0.1		5.1		20.3		28.2		30.7

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		158.4		28.7		25.6		24.9		13.9		2.9		0.3		---		---		1.6		9.4		22.4		28.7

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		70.5		17.8		14.4		9.1		1.6		---		---		---		---		---		1.3		8.8		17.5

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		32.9		10.1		7.4		3		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		3.1		8.8

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		18.7		7.3		4.6		1.9		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.9		4

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		20.2		0.5		0.7		1.3		2.4		3.7		3.5		2.3		1.7		1.3		1.4		0.8		0.6

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		88		6		6		7		9		11		11		8		7		6		6		5		6

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		11.4		2		2.3		4.8		7.2		11.2		11.4		10.3		9.2		6		8.4		3.6		1.8

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 109

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

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		7.1		0.7		2		3.6		2.2		7.1		6.2		3		3.2		2.3		3.2		3.3		0.8

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		45.9		1.5		1.9		3.8		5.3		6.5		6.9		4.7		3.5		3.6		3.8		2.5		1.9

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

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		45		2		2		3		5		7		7		5		4		3		3		2		2

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

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12		---		---		1		2		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		12		---		0.2		0.8		1.8		2.7		1.9		1.4		1		0.8		1		0.3		0.1

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

Years on Record: 109

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		38.7		4.9		6.2		9.5		6		1.1		---		---		---		0.1		1.4		4.2		5.3

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		35.3		16.8		17.5		35.3		29.5		16		1		---		---		3		11		22		18.8

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6787		1180		1013		899		566		299		84		11		18		165		503		874		1175

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		699		---		---		---		4		20		96		266		238		71		4		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2679		1		2		14		73		224		464		720		685		373		107		14		1

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

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		1.7		2.6		3.6		4.9		5.9		6.6		6.6		5.8		4.5		3.1		1.9		1.5

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		0.6		0.9		1.4		1.8		2.2		2.3		2.1		1.8		1.4		1		0.7		0.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		3.4		4.1		4.6		5.1		5.4		5.7		5.9		5.8		5.4		4.6		3.5		3

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		3.5		4.2		4.6		5.3		6.1		6.8		7.2		6.7		6		4.9		3.7		3.4

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		1.7		2.6		3.6		4.9		5.9		6.6		6.6		5.8		4.5		3.1		1.9		1.5

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		1.4		1.9		2.3		2.4		2.4		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		5.5		4.3		4.8		5.5		6.4		6.2		6.4		6.5		6.4		6		5.3		4.5		4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.7		4.7		5.4		6.2		7.9		7.7		8.6		8.8		8.1		7.1		5.9		5.1		5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.3		1.4		1.9		3		4.1		4.1		5.9		5.5		5.4		3.5		2.6		1.5		1.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.2		0.6		0.8		1.2		1.5		1.9		2		1.8		1.6		1.3		0.9		0.6		0.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		2.6		2.7		3.6		4.2		3.8		5.1		4.9		5.3		3.9		3.7		2.5		1.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.5		2.4		2.3		3.2		3.8		3		5.5		5		5.8		3.6		3.6		2.2		1.9