PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		8		-7		-6		---		8		14		19		24		23		17		10		1		-5

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		15		-2		-1		6		15		21		26		31		30		25		17		7		---

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		2		-13		-12		-6		2		8		13		17		16		10		3		-4		-10

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		46		18		23		32		34		40		43		46		45		42		36		27		24

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-40		-37		-40		-27		-17		-6		1		5		3		-7		-20		-27		-32

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		40		---		---		---		---		---		6		14		13		4		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		172		30		27		28		16		2		---		---		---		---		9		26		30

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		32		12		8		3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		6

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		410		10		10		20		40		60		70		50		50		20		20		10		10

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		38		1		1		2		4		5		5		4		4		2		2		1		1

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		81		13		16		18		6		---		---		---		---		---		2		9		12

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		66		75		75		70		61		61		63		59		60		61		64		69		75

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		---		-13		-10		-6		-1		6		12		13		13		6		1		-6		-10

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4588.5		826.7		706.3		568.3		291.7		111.9		---		---		---		16.7		241.1		508.3		731.9

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		402.7		---		---		---		---		---		58.3		189.4		155		---		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1566.3		---		---		---		---		146.4		308.3		447.8		413.3		233.3		17.2		---		---

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
Mj/m2		14.2		6		8.9		12.7		17.1		20.7		23		23.1		20.2		15.6		10.8		6.8		5.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.1		2.3		3.3		4.9		6.6		7.9		8.3		7.7		6.6		5.2		3.7		2.5		2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.3		11.9		13.9		16.1		17.8		19.1		19.9		20.6		20.1		18.4		15.9		12.3		10

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.7		12		14.1		15.9		18.2		20.8		23.3		24.6		22.8		19.9		16.7		12.8		11.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.2		6		8.9		12.7		17.1		20.7		23		23.1		20.2		15.6		10.8		6.8		5.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.5		2.4		3.5		5.2		7		8.4		8.9		8.6		7.2		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		19.4		13.8		18.9		19.6		22.2		22.4		22.2		22.4		22.7		20.9		18.2		16.1		13.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		23		14.7		21		21.6		26.4		28.1		28.8		28.7		28.2		24.1		20		18.2		15.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.5		5.4		7		9.9		14.2		15.6		19.7		18.6		17.9		11.8		8.9		5.1		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		4.5		2.2		2.8		4.4		5.6		7		7.5		7.1		5.8		4.7		3.4		2.2		1.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.7		10		10.2		11.8		14.4		14.2		17.2		16.6		17.6		13.1		12.1		8.2		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		11.7		9.7		8.9		9.5		12.5		11.6		17.1		15.9		18		11.5		11.3		7.3		6.7