WETS Station : ALEXANDRIA, SD0128 Creation Date: 11/12/2002 Latitude: 4339 Longitude: 09747 Elevation: 1350 State FIPS/County(FIPS): 46061 County Name: Hanson Start yr. - 1971 End yr. - 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Temperature | Precipitation | | (Degrees F.) | (Inches) | |-----------------------|--------------------------------------| | | | | | 30% chance |avg | | | | | | | will have |# of| avg | |-------|-------|-------| |-----------------|days| total| Month | avg | avg | avg | avg | less | more |w/.1| snow | | daily | daily | | | than | than | or| fall | | max | min | | | | |more| | -------------------------------------------------------------------------| January | 26.9 | 7.6 | 17.2 | 0.44 | 0.15 | 0.56 | 1 | 5.4 | February | 33.7 | 14.5 | 24.1 | 0.56 | 0.21 | 0.73 | 1 | 5.2 | March | 45.9 | 25.2 | 35.5 | 1.49 | 0.77 | 1.68 | 3 | 5.9 | April | 60.9 | 36.7 | 48.8 | 2.58 | 1.47 | 3.16 | 5 | 2.8 | May | 72.7 | 48.8 | 60.7 | 3.25 | 1.88 | 3.90 | 6 | 0.0 | June | 82.1 | 58.2 | 70.1 | 3.39 | 2.19 | 4.07 | 6 | 0.0 | July | 86.9 | 63.1 | 75.0 | 2.88 | 1.68 | 3.36 | 5 | 0.0 | August | 85.0 | 61.2 | 73.1 | 2.67 | 1.50 | 3.20 | 4 | 0.0 | September | 76.6 | 51.2 | 63.9 | 2.27 | 1.13 | 2.78 | 4 | 0.0 | October | 63.4 | 39.0 | 51.2 | 1.73 | 0.72 | 2.21 | 3 | 0.8 | November | 43.2 | 24.7 | 34.0 | 1.18 | 0.46 | 1.69 | 2 | 4.2 | December | 30.2 | 12.2 | 21.2 | 0.39 | 0.20 | 0.47 | 1 | 5.9 | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Annual | ----- | ----- | ----- | ------ | 19.56 | 25.91 | -- | ---- | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Average | 59.0 | 36.9 | 47.9 | ------ | ------ | ------ | -- | ---- | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Total | ----- | ----- | ----- | 22.83 | ------ | ------ | 41 | 30.2 | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| GROWING SEASON DATES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Temperature ---------------------|----------------------------------------------------- Probability | 24 F or higher | 28 F or higher | 32 F or higher | ---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- | Beginning and Ending Dates | Growing Season Length | 50 percent * | 4/ 7 to 10/21 | 4/21 to 10/10 | 4/29 to 9/30 | 198 days | 173 days | 154 days | | | 70 percent * | 4/ 3 to 10/25 | 4/17 to 10/14 | 4/25 to 10/ 4 | 205 days | 180 days | 161 days | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Percent chance of the growing season occurring between the Beginning and Ending dates. total 1932-2002 prcp Station : SD0128, ALEXANDRIA ------- Unit = inches yr jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec annl ------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 32 0.71 0.60 1.26 1.86 2.99 M1.57 0.74 2.34 2.52 0.87 0.03 0.32 15.81 33 0.28 0.50 1.63 0.58 2.29 1.02 3.82 M3.41 1.01 0.03 0.22 0.46 15.25 34 0.20 0.05 M1.11 0.00 3.22 2.52 2.16 2.15 5.33 0.72 0.82 0.19 18.47 35 0.30 0.41 1.50 3.69 2.66 3.40 1.67 5.42 0.88 0.40 0.61 0.63 21.57 36 0.63 1.18 M0.86 1.57 4.45 1.35 0.88 2.04 0.36 0.16 0.79 0.64 14.91 37M1.11 0.32 1.00 3.09 1.30 3.97 1.77 1.90 1.17 0.61 0.22 0.71 17.17 38 0.19 1.35 2.27 1.57 4.92 3.37 0.67 1.58 4.42 0.18 0.31 0.08 20.91 39 0.84 0.66 0.32 1.47 M2.66 3.88 4.07 1.58 1.44 0.87 0.00 0.06 17.85 40 0.20 0.81 1.68 2.82 0.03 5.56 1.40 3.09 1.02 1.32 0.91 0.66 19.50 41 0.73 0.26 0.52 4.88 0.59 2.95 1.52 1.47 2.07 3.00 0.14 M0.35 18.48 42 0.08 0.39 2.84 6.47 8.08 3.75 1.89 1.90 3.70 0.85 0.30 0.28 30.53 43 0.22 0.30 0.35 0.90 2.96 4.26 2.45 2.29 0.93 3.19 0.25 0.00 18.10 44 1.06 1.12 0.71 3.74 3.92 5.67 4.52 7.25 1.15 0.50 1.23 0.03 30.90 45 0.28 1.26 1.36 1.39 1.96 5.55 2.40 1.61 1.60 0.31 0.61 0.89 19.22 46 0.03 0.09 2.85 0.59 1.83 4.66 1.54 2.71 5.61 4.11 0.94 0.37 25.33 47 0.35 0.13 0.40 2.47 1.96 5.65 0.39 1.16 2.55 2.65 2.51 0.42 20.64 48 0.08 0.93 0.18 2.58 1.79 7.27 5.71 1.32 1.27 1.87 0.97 0.04 24.01 49 0.98 0.06 2.74 0.27 2.15 2.24 0.44 3.37 1.95 0.90 0.58 0.58 16.26 50 0.24 0.73 1.58 1.39 3.96 1.63 3.41 3.98 4.18 2.95 0.56 0.10 24.71 51 0.16 0.85 1.66 1.62 3.79 6.59 4.19 2.30 2.09 1.42 M0.29 1.16 26.12 52 1.12 0.40 0.95 0.99 1.60 4.25 1.42 3.50 0.39 0.00 0.95 0.10 15.67 53 0.37 0.80 1.25 3.18 2.65 5.21 1.41 3.90 0.35 0.47 1.19 1.27 22.05 54 0.11 0.87 1.67 1.72 2.45 5.50 5.40 2.71 3.37 1.15 0.48 M0.14 25.57 55 0.18 0.84 0.27 4.83 2.41 2.61 1.32 1.58 1.11 0.82 0.11 0.93 17.01 56 0.24 0.40 1.12 2.10 1.42 1.77 3.84 3.38 0.43 0.59 1.06 0.16 16.51 57 0.09 0.28 0.98 2.24 5.49 3.43 2.51 3.24 1.92 1.72 1.32 0.16 23.38 58 0.05 1.36 0.70 3.25 2.56 2.27 5.17 2.19 1.28 0.16 0.75 0.14 19.88 59 0.13 0.32 0.53 0.83 3.24 2.38 1.31 1.79 3.09 3.87 0.80 0.66 18.95 60 0.29 0.30 1.02 2.59 5.12 2.70 0.93 3.20 2.18 0.54 1.44 0.73 21.04 61 0.28 0.33 0.82 0.97 4.27 5.71 2.09 2.68 1.98 2.67 0.39 M0.75 22.94 62 0.20 2.42 1.62 M2.62 7.84 3.90 8.82 2.13 4.15 0.72 0.09 0.28 34.79 63 0.65 0.31 1.84 2.70 1.43 3.31 8.45 1.72 2.55 1.80 0.31 0.36 25.43 64 0.39 0.23 2.21 3.32 1.46 2.82 2.66 2.71 2.11 0.00 0.02 0.69 18.62 65 0.19 0.54 0.70 2.29 3.21 6.10 2.94 1.88 4.23 0.15 0.41 0.86 23.50 66M0.25 M0.45 0.82 1.44 1.29 2.26 2.54 3.15 3.72 0.93 0.11 0.39 17.35 67 0.30 0.14 0.18 1.28 0.87 4.85 1.31 2.31 2.23 0.71 0.00 0.53 14.71 68 0.24 0.00 0.25 3.44 1.37 6.32 1.36 1.46 1.93 2.94 0.55 1.54 21.40 69 0.80 1.24 0.33 0.90 4.35 2.02 3.95 2.24 1.57 2.66 0.14 0.66 20.86 70 0.16 0.02 1.64 4.12 1.56 4.15 1.29 1.58 1.88 1.81 1.83 0.55 20.59 71 0.02 1.53 0.54 2.14 1.76 3.49 1.82 2.07 1.25 4.01 2.22 0.73 21.58 72 0.01 0.41 0.56 2.13 8.58 2.71 3.78 0.99 1.36 1.68 1.90 0.67 24.78 73 0.91 0.37 2.72 1.68 2.18 1.56 1.62 1.41 4.26 2.08 1.05 0.55 20.39 74 0.03 0.55 1.02 0.94 3.29 3.12 1.27 1.08 0.28 0.44 0.11 0.12 12.25 75 1.20 0.11 1.60 1.96 0.49 5.79 0.45 2.93 2.58 0.50 1.00 0.10 18.71 76 0.37 0.55 0.67 2.62 1.81 2.88 0.86 0.37 1.95 0.67 0.03 0.30 13.08 77 0.11 0.87 4.44 1.62 4.09 2.27 2.39 7.07 6.31 2.88 1.38 0.71 34.14 78 0.09 0.40 0.34 4.43 3.61 3.00 5.33 7.36 1.82 0.08 0.54 0.19 27.19 79 0.97 0.17 1.99 2.89 3.31 2.71 4.47 1.98 1.66 2.29 0.61 0.09 23.14 80 0.27 0.35 0.76 0.49 0.77 2.56 1.07 3.04 0.27 1.21 0.01 0.21 11.01 81 0.14 0.18 2.14 1.07 1.37 3.03 3.55 5.91 1.37 1.72 1.27 0.53 22.28 82 0.73 0.01 1.03 1.09 5.96 1.47 3.12 2.25 1.03 5.56 2.42 0.93 25.60 83 0.48 0.02 2.29 1.91 1.38 7.43 2.28 0.48 0.93 0.77 2.49 0.59 21.05 84 0.26 1.24 1.17 5.28 2.88 9.18 2.09 1.43 0.47 4.57 0.04 0.37 28.98 85 0.50 0.05 1.67 4.76 2.41 1.23 1.99 3.79 3.59 0.77 1.84 0.37 22.97 86 0.27 0.04 1.51 6.34 4.26 3.75 2.06 3.10 7.27 0.77 0.47 0.00 29.84 87 0.08 0.71 5.38 0.31 1.56 1.45 5.15 2.02 1.77 0.54 1.24 0.77 20.98 88 1.05 0.32 0.47 3.07 3.03 0.48 1.16 4.19 3.34 0.04 0.98 0.24 18.37 89 0.06 0.48 0.98 0.81 1.58 3.28 3.64 1.54 2.07 0.54 0.82 0.17 15.97 90 0.08 0.33 0.64 1.34 5.07 5.08 2.12 2.50 0.28 2.74 0.46 0.50 21.14 91 0.11 0.42 0.93 2.66 8.29 2.32 1.49 1.32 1.81 0.75 0.97 0.00 21.07 92 0.43 1.14 1.52 1.93 1.23 2.14 7.31 5.44 2.82 1.41 1.74 0.45 27.56 93 0.20 0.89 1.37 2.02 5.40 8.86 8.16 3.94 2.06 0.51 1.07 0.32 34.80 94 0.71 1.08 0.21 2.71 1.21 3.07 3.03 0.91 2.00 1.60 0.67 0.44 17.64 95 0.20 0.12 3.40 6.42 4.93 3.21 1.59 2.09 3.05 2.66 0.45 0.09 28.21 96 1.01 0.17 0.74 0.73 5.18 4.29 1.31 1.23 4.20 1.67 M2.63 M1.15 24.31 97M1.08 2.17 0.61 2.18 4.54 1.93 3.16 1.50 1.73 1.75 0.85 M0.20 21.70 98 0.60 0.43 2.31 4.23 1.02 3.47 2.27 2.77 1.01 6.12 1.61 M0.18 26.02 99 0.65 0.53 0.77 5.29 2.78 3.29 6.14 2.80 4.88 0.30 0.14 0.21 27.78 0M0.70 M1.19 0.92 2.42 3.39 2.55 1.65 0.62 1.40 M4.44 M0.49 19.77 1M2.06 0.83 M0.43 6.07 2.07 3.79 5.63 0.05 3.52 1.26 3.01 M0.00 28.72 2 ----------