YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		47		17		21		32		48		59		69		74		73		63		51		35		23

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		59		28		31		43		59		71		80		86		85		76		64		46		33

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 87

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		36		7		11		22		37		48		58		63		61		51		39		24		14

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 87

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		116		67		75		93		100		107		107		116		112		105		94		81		67

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 86

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-36		-36		-33		-20		-3		21		35		44		35		24		5		-18		-34

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 24

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		29.9		---		---		---		---		0.7		4.9		10.7		10.1		3.3		0.2		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 24

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		162.6		30.7		27.5		26.5		12.5		1.6		---		---		---		1.1		7.5		24.9		30.3

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 24

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		27.2		11.7		7.7		1.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.9		5.2

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		24.5		0.5		0.8		1.2		2.6		3.7		4		3		3.1		2.5		1.4		0.9		0.7

Average Precipitable Water

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		0.6		0.3		0.3		0.4		0.5		0.7		1		1.2		1.1		0.9		0.6		0.4		0.3

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		49.3		1.8		2.3		3.4		5.6		6.7		6.8		5.6		5.7		4.4		2.8		2.1		2.1

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		26.2		7.5		7.3		5		0.6		0.3		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.9		3.5

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 12

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		33		5		12		19		30		42		55		59		59		47		35		21		12

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7053.5		1472.5		1243		1007.5		510		170.5		---		---		---		45		418.5		900		1286.5

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		662.5		---		---		---		---		---		120		294.5		248		---		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2788.5		---		---		---		---		294.5		570		759.5		713		405		46.5		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10		11.1		12.5		13.9		15.2		15.9		15.5		14.4		12.9		11.5		10.2		9.6

Average Total Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		48.7		59.7		58		56.1		52.7		52.9		43.8		33.2		37.1		37.7		45.3		50.3		57.9

Average Opaque Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		42.4		51.7		51.7		50.9		47.1		45.6		36.8		26.3		31.2		32.7		39.7		42.9		51.9

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		10.4		11		10.8		11.6		12.1		11.2		9.8		8.8		8.2		9.6		10		10.4		10.8

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		1.8		2.6		3.5		4.7		5.6		6.2		6.3		5.5		4.3		3		1.9		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		1.5		0.7		1		1.4		1.9		2.2		2.4		2.2		1.9		1.5		1.1		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		3.4		3.9		4.4		4.8		5.1		5.4		5.6		5.4		4.9		4.4		3.4		3.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		3.4		4		4.3		4.8		5.3		6		6.5		5.9		5.1		4.5		3.5		3.3

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		1.8		2.6		3.5		4.7		5.6		6.2		6.3		5.5		4.3		3		1.9		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		1.6		0.7		1		1.5		2		2.3		2.5		2.4		2.1		1.6		1.2		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		4		5		5.5		5.9		6		6.1		6.2		6		5.8		5.4		4.4		4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.2		4.3		5.5		6.1		6.8		7.2		7.8		7.8		7.1		6.7		6.1		5		4.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.1		1.6		2		2.5		3.7		4.4		5.4		4.7		4.8		3.1		2.4		1.6		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		1.7		2		2.1		2		1.8		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		3.5		2.9		2.8		2.9		3.7		4		4.7		4.2		4.7		3.4		3.2		2.6		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		3.1		2.8		2.5		2.1		2.9		3.3		4.5		3.6		4.5		2.8		2.9		2.4		2.3