PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		47		17		20		32		47		58		68		76		74		64		51		34		22

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		59		27		30		43		59		70		80		89		87		77		64		45		32

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		36		7		10		21		36		47		57		63		61		51		38		24		13

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		115		66		75		90		94		105		110		115		114		108		98		81		76

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-40		-36		-40		-18		1		20		35		42		39		19		-4		-18		-27

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		40.1		---		---		---		0.2		0.7		6.6		14.2		13.2		4.7		0.5		---		---

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		172.6		30.9		27.5		28.6		16.3		2.6		---		---		---		0.7		9.5		26.2		30.3

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		32.3		12.2		8.2		3.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.6		6.7

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		16.5		0.5		0.6		1		1.7		2.6		2.9		2.1		2.1		1.2		1		0.5		0.5

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		38.2		1.6		1.8		2.8		4.3		5.6		5.5		4.4		4.3		2.5		2.2		1.6		1.6

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 68

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		31.9		5.5		6.6		7.2		2.6		0.2		---		---		---		---		0.9		3.8		5.1

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
F		33		7		14		20		30		43		54		57		56		44		34		21		14

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7205.3		1488		1271.3		1023		525		201.5		---		---		---		30		434		915		1317.5

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		725		---		---		---		---		---		105		341		279		---		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 69

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2819.5		---		---		---		---		263.5		555		806		744		420		31		---		---

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		3.9		1.7		2.5		3.5		4.7		5.8		6.4		6.4		5.6		4.3		3		1.9		1.4

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		2.2		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		4.5		3.3		3.9		4.5		4.9		5.3		5.5		5.7		5.6		5.1		4.4		3.4		2.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.9		3.3		3.9		4.4		5.1		5.8		6.5		6.8		6.3		5.5		4.6		3.6		3.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.9		1.7		2.5		3.5		4.7		5.8		6.4		6.4		5.6		4.3		3		1.9		1.4

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		2.5		2.4		2		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		5.4		3.8		5.2		5.4		6.2		6.2		6.2		6.2		6.3		5.8		5.1		4.5		3.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.4		4.1		5.8		6		7.3		7.8		8		8		7.8		6.7		5.6		5.1		4.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.2		1.5		2		2.7		3.9		4.3		5.5		5.2		5		3.3		2.5		1.4		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		1.3		0.6		0.8		1.2		1.6		1.9		2.1		2		1.6		1.3		0.9		0.6		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		3.5		2.8		2.8		3.3		4		4		4.8		4.6		4.9		3.6		3.4		2.3		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		3.2		2.7		2.5		2.7		3.5		3.2		4.8		4.4		5		3.2		3.2		2		1.9