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Hill City New Year's Day Climatology

Period of Record 104 Years: 1909-109

Missing: 1911, 1917, 1919, 1931, 1933 and 1936

Temperature Information

Record High 72°F (1939)
Record Low -16°F (1974)
Coldest High Temperature 3°F (1974)
Warmest Low Temperature 35°F (1941)
Average High
(Period of Record)
38.5°F
Average Low
(Period of Record)
14.9°F
30 year Normal High
(1994-2023)
38.2°F
30 year Normal Low
(1994-2023)
14.8°F

Hill City New Year's Day High & Low Temps

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Distribution of High Temperatures 

Hill City New Year's Day High Temp Distribution

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Distribution of Low Temperatures 

Hill City New Year's Day Low Temp Distribution

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Precipitation Information

Greatest Precipitation 0.62” (1992)
Greatest Snowfall 6.0”
(1925 & 1992)
Precipitation 24 of 109 years
22%
Measurable Precipitation
(more than a Trace)
17 of 109 years
14%
Snowfall 19 of 109 years
17%
Measurable Snowfall
(more than a Trace)
13 of 109 years
12%
Greatest Snow Depth 7”
(1942 & 1967)
“White” New Year's
(Snow Depth of 1” or more)
32 of 109 years
29%

Hill City New Year's Day Snow Depth

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Hill City New Year's Day Snow Depth

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Updated December 16, 2024