2015 Annual Climate Summaries for
Aberdeen, Pierre, Watertown, Mobridge and Sisseton
...THE ABERDEEN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2015...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2015
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 115 07/09/1936
07/06/1936
LOW -46 01/12/1912
HIGHEST 98 06/09 91 07/05
LOWEST -20 02/27 -27 01/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 58.8 54.6 4.2 52.6
AVG. MINIMUM 33.7 31.5 2.2 28.6
MEAN 46.3 43.0 3.3 40.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 21 13.0 8.0 2
DAYS MAX <= 32 62 76.4 -14.4 90
DAYS MIN <= 32 165 178.8 -13.8 186
DAYS MIN <= 0 35 37.1 -2.1 56
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 42.11 1896
MINIMUM 7.88 1976
TOTALS 21.18 21.72 -0.54 17.78
DAILY AVG. 0.06
DAYS >= .01 92 94.4 -2.4 95
DAYS >= .10 44 45.3 -1.3 41
DAYS >= .50 10 12.9 -2.9 9
DAYS >= 1.00 5 4.0 1.0 3
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 110.8 1936
1937
TOTALS 26.5 38.1 -11.6 26.0
LIQUID EQUIV 2.65 2.60
SINCE 7/1 15.1 14.6 0.5 8.8
LIQUID 7/1 1.51 0.88
DAYS >= TRACE 49 32.3 16.7 63
DAYS >= 1.0 9 11.3 -2.3 9
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 6 12/17 6 11/16
12/01
12/16
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 7364 8534 -1170 9087
SINCE 7/1 MM 3491 MM MM
COOLING TOTAL 677 525 152 342
SINCE 1/1 677 525 152 342
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/320 DATE 01/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 64/270 DATE 06/21
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
...THE PIERRE SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2015...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2015
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 117 07/15/2006
LOW -35 02/09/1994
HIGHEST 104 08/15 104 07/21
LOWEST -11 01/12 -20 03/02
01/05 03/01
AVG. MAXIMUM 61.5 59.2 2.3 57.0
AVG. MINIMUM 36.2 35.6 0.6 32.7
MEAN 48.9 47.4 1.5 44.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 38 36.5 1.5 15
DAYS MAX <= 32 48 55.4 -7.4 65
DAYS MIN <= 32 154 160.1 -6.1 171
DAYS MIN <= 0 22 19.8 2.2 35
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 31.24 1997
MINIMUM 6.89 1976
TOTALS 22.50 20.01 2.49 18.77
DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.05 0.01 0.05
DAYS >= .01 87 87.7 -0.7 99
DAYS >= .10 42 42.3 -0.3 40
DAYS >= .50 13 11.5 1.5 11
DAYS >= 1.00 6 3.4 2.6 3
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 82.0 1952
TOTALS 28.1 31.9 -3.8 37.8
LIQUID EQUIV 2.81 3.20 -0.39 3.78
SINCE 7/1 20.4 11.2 9.2 19.4
LIQUID 7/1 2.04 1.10 0.94 1.94
DAYS >= TRACE 43 26.3 16.7 69
DAYS >= 1.0 9 10.2 -1.2 10
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 6566 7290 -724 7803
SINCE 7/1 MM 2962 MM MM
COOLING TOTAL 839 868 -29 622
SINCE 1/1 839 868 -29 622
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 60/290 DATE 06/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 80/290 DATE 06/22
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
...THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2015...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2015
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 110 07/21/1934
LOW -40 01/13/1916
HIGHEST 96 06/09 90 07/11
LOWEST -18 03/05 -27 01/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 56.5 53.6 2.9 50.9
AVG. MINIMUM 35.2 32.5 2.7 30.1
MEAN 45.8 43.0 2.8 40.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 5 9.1 -4.1 1
DAYS MAX <= 32 68 80.5 -12.5 94
DAYS MIN <= 32 158 174.9 -16.9 177
DAYS MIN <= 0 36 34.9 1.1 55
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 40.04 1977
MINIMUM 10.53 1976
TOTALS 21.42 22.08 -0.66 16.43
DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.06 0.00 0.04
DAYS >= .01 91 93.8 -2.8 99
DAYS >= .10 36 48.0 -12.0 42
DAYS >= .50 15 13.7 1.3 7
DAYS >= 1.00 5 3.7 1.3 1
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM MM
TOTALS 22.9 35.9 -13.0 31.0
SINCE 7/1 11.8 13.7 -1.9 14.2
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 7434 8523 -1089 9151
SINCE 7/1 MM 3459 MM MM
COOLING TOTAL 588 514 74 369
SINCE 1/1 588 515 73 369
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/330 DATE 01/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/310 DATE 11/18
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
...THE MOBRIDGE SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2015...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1911 TO 2015
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 116 07/15/2006
07/16/1936
LOW -44 02/19/1929
HIGHEST 99 09/03 95 07/20
08/15
LOWEST -17 01/05 -19 02/10
AVG. MAXIMUM 60.7 56.8 3.9 54.5
AVG. MINIMUM 35.9 33.1 2.8 31.4
MEAN 48.3 44.9 3.4 42.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 37 22.3 14.7 5
DAYS MAX <= 32 54 65.2 -11.2 77
DAYS MIN <= 32 152 172.0 -20.0 173
DAYS MIN <= 0 28 30.2 -2.2 45
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 26.86 1915
MINIMUM 6.15 1934
TOTALS 23.33 17.87 5.46 21.81
DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.05 0.01 0.06
DAYS >= .01 85 MM MM 85
DAYS >= .10 41 MM MM 41
DAYS >= .50 15 MM MM 11
DAYS >= 1.00 3 MM MM 3
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 75.9 1997
TOTALS 17.9 MM MM 36.6
LIQUID EQUIV 1.79 MM MM 3.66
SINCE 7/1 9.5 MM MM 10.3
LIQUID 7/1 0.95 MM MM 1.03
DAYS >= TRACE 47 MM MM 71
DAYS >= 1.0 5 MM MM 13
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 6794 7960 -1166 8355
SINCE 7/1 MM 3216 MM MM
COOLING TOTAL 860 643 217 471
SINCE 1/1 860 644 216 471
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 48/320 DATE 11/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 61/320 DATE 11/18
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
...THE SISSETON SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2015... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1900 TO 2015 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 113 07/06/1936 05/30/1934 LOW -37 01/24/1936 HIGHEST 97 07/12 93 05/30 06/09 LOWEST -15 02/22 -24 01/02 01/12 AVG. MAXIMUM 57.3 54.5 2.8 52.0 AVG. MINIMUM 34.9 33.0 1.9 31.2 MEAN 46.1 43.7 2.4 41.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 14 10.3 3.7 1 DAYS MAX <= 32 68 77.9 -9.9 93 DAYS MIN <= 32 157 168.3 -11.3 175 DAYS MIN <= 0 33 33.0 0.0 48 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 33.48 2005 MINIMUM 8.77 1976 TOTALS 17.93 22.33 -4.40 23.70 DAILY AVG. 0.05 DAYS >= .01 92 MM MM 100 DAYS >= .10 43 MM MM 43 DAYS >= .50 9 MM MM 10 DAYS >= 1.00 3 MM MM 4 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM MM TOTALS 31.6 MM MM 37.8 SINCE 7/1 15.8 MM MM 13.1 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 7375 8285 -910 8821 SINCE 7/1 MM 3339 MM MM COOLING TOTAL 635 527 108 442 SINCE 1/1 635 527 108 442 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 48/310 DATE 11/18 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/320 DATE 11/18 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.