BUFFALO GAP, SOUTH DAKOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		48		24.6		28.2		35.7		46.3		56.2		65.9		73.2		71.5		61.6		49.6		36.1		26.9

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		62.7		37.9		41.8		49.9		61		70.7		80.8		89.2		88		78.5		65.5		49.7		39.8

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		33.3		11.4		14.5		21.6		31.6		41.7		50.9		57.2		55		44.8		33.8		22.6		14.1

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		112		69		72		86		93		102		108		112		111		103		94		80		72

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-41		-41		-41		-22		-11		13		26		36		28		13		-18		-21		-37

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		43.2		---		---		---		0.1		1.2		6.4		15.6		14.6		5.2		0.1		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		176.6		30.1		27.2		27.4		16.1		3.9		0.1		---		---		2.3		13.3		26.4		29.8

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		18.3		7.1		4.1		1.6		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.9		4.4

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		17.1		0.5		0.5		1		1.9		2.9		3		2.4		1.7		1.3		1.1		0.5		0.4

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		72		4		4		6		8		10		9		8		6		5		5		3		4

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		9.7		2.1		1.6		4.2		6.3		9.7		9.4		8.1		6.9		5.2		4.7		4.5		1.7

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		0.1		0.1		0.1		0.3		0.2		---		---		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		4.3		1.1		0.8		1.4		4.3		3.3		3.5		2.9		3.2		2.1		1.7		1.5		1.2

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

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		43		2		2		3		5		6		6		5		4		3		3		2		2

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

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10		---		---		---		1		2		2		2		1		1		1		---		---

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

Years on Record: 117

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

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		34.6		6.1		5.7		7.6		3.8		0.3		---		---		---		0.2		1.6		3.7		5.6

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		28		23.3		22.4		28		25		9		2		---		---		4		16.5		22		19.5

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6984		1263		999		869		566		291		89		15		32		191		516		935		1218

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		576		---		---		---		---		12		104		222		191		47		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 117

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2402.9		---		---		---		---		192.2		477		719.2		666.5		348		---		---		---

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		11.1		12.5		14		15.3		16		15.6		14.4		12.9		11.5		10.2		9.6

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		1.9		2.7		3.7		4.9		5.9		6.5		6.5		5.8		4.6		3.2		2		1.6

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		0.7		0.9		1.4		1.9		2.2		2.3		2.1		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		4.8		3.7		4.2		4.7		5		5.4		5.6		5.8		5.8		5.3		4.6		3.6		3.5

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		3.8		4.4		4.7		5.2		5.9		6.6		6.9		6.7		5.8		4.8		3.8		3.7

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		1.9		2.7		3.7		4.9		5.9		6.5		6.5		5.8		4.6		3.2		2		1.6

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		1.5		2		2.4		2.4		2.3		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		5.6		4.5		5		5.7		6.4		6		6.3		6.3		6.2		5.9		5.5		4.4		4.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.6		4.9		5.5		6.4		7.7		7.3		8.3		8.2		7.6		6.8		6.2		5		5.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.5		1.6		2.1		3.1		4.2		4.5		5.9		5.7		5.4		3.6		2.8		1.5		1.3

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		1.5		2		2		1.9		1.7		1.3		0.9		0.7		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		3.9		3		3.1		3.8		4.3		4.2		5.1		5.1		5.4		4		3.9		2.4		2.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		2.9		2.8		3.3		3.8		3.5		5.4		5.4		5.8		3.7		3.8		2.1		2.2