WETS Station : HOWARD, SD4037 Latitude: 4401 Longitude: 09731 Elevation: 1560 State FIPS/County(FIPS): 46097 County Name: Miner 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 | 23.5 | 3.9 | 13.7 | 0.54 | 0.25 | 0.72 | 1 | 6.8 | February | 30.6 | 11.1 | 20.9 | 0.63 | 0.32 | 0.80 | 1 | 6.1 | March | 42.9 | 22.6 | 32.8 | 1.61 | 0.85 | 1.83 | 4 | 6.4 | April | 58.5 | 34.9 | 46.7 | 2.49 | 1.56 | 2.98 | 6 | 2.6 | May | 71.3 | 46.9 | 59.1 | 3.03 | 1.86 | 3.74 | 6 | 0.0 | June | 80.4 | 56.3 | 68.4 | 3.63 | 2.27 | 4.26 | 6 | 0.0 | July | 85.9 | 61.2 | 73.6 | 3.13 | 2.06 | 3.79 | 5 | 0.0 | August | 83.7 | 58.9 | 71.3 | 2.90 | 2.06 | 3.51 | 5 | 0.0 | September | 74.3 | 48.8 | 61.5 | 2.25 | 1.15 | 2.96 | 4 | 0.1 | October | 60.7 | 36.5 | 48.6 | 1.90 | 0.78 | 2.38 | 3 | 0.9 | November | 40.7 | 22.0 | 31.4 | 1.21 | 0.41 | 1.65 | 2 | 5.1 | December | 27.8 | 8.9 | 18.3 | 0.46 | 0.22 | 0.57 | 1 | 6.2 | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Annual | ----- | ----- | ----- | ------ | 20.96 | 26.55 | -- | ---- | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Average | 56.7 | 34.3 | 45.5 | ------ | ------ | ------ | -- | ---- | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Total | ----- | ----- | ----- | 23.78 | ------ | ------ | 44 | 34.1 | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 * | 4/11 to 10/16 | 4/24 to 10/ 4 | 5/ 2 to 9/26 | 189 days | 163 days | 147 days | | | 70 percent * | 4/ 7 to 10/20 | 4/20 to 10/ 8 | 4/28 to 9/30 | 197 days | 172 days | 155 days | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Percent chance of the growing season occurring between the Beginning and Ending dates. total 1948-2002 prcp Station : SD4037, HOWARD ------- Unit = inches yr jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec annl ------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 48 0.09 0.95 M0.34 3.72 3.61 5.20 3.57 1.19 1.79 1.74 1.05 0.07 23.32 49 0.39 0.01 1.35 0.47 1.63 M4.11 1.24 2.44 2.05 1.16 0.51 0.54 15.90 50 0.18 M0.28 0.91 M1.21 4.34 1.73 2.62 2.20 7.15 1.37 0.83 M0.12 22.94 51 0.19 0.23 1.50 1.55 M4.72 8.47 1.54 5.18 1.30 1.41 0.62 1.04 27.75 52M1.13 M0.25 0.84 0.65 M2.09 6.12 1.25 2.11 M0.46 0.00 1.06 0.14 16.10 53 0.66 1.19 1.01 4.52 3.40 4.35 2.21 2.39 1.30 0.48 1.61 1.18 24.30 54 0.09 0.81 1.40 1.88 2.22 1.61 2.66 2.94 1.44 0.57 0.00 15.62 55 0.31 1.14 0.18 1.02 1.91 3.65 3.09 1.26 1.18 0.53 0.15 1.21 15.63 56 0.39 0.43 0.90 2.52 1.75 2.08 4.01 4.22 0.61 0.68 0.74 0.32 18.65 57 0.23 0.78 1.07 2.95 4.56 3.35 2.49 3.02 2.17 1.75 1.55 0.21 24.13 58 0.01 0.74 0.84 3.79 1.31 1.98 M1.60 2.12 M1.39 0.13 M1.19 M0.53 15.63 59 0.34 M0.38 0.00 0.43 4.19 2.64 2.34 3.45 3.18 3.02 19.97 60 M1.45 5.16 3.99 0.98 4.02 2.77 0.63 0.90 0.63 20.53 61 0.25 0.42 0.81 0.87 4.98 4.48 3.83 1.20 1.51 3.38 0.28 0.54 22.55 62 0.19 M1.87 1.17 2.47 5.97 4.31 6.38 1.82 2.51 0.44 0.04 0.16 27.33 63 0.29 0.23 1.75 1.94 M1.72 2.60 M5.66 1.72 2.83 1.47 M0.48 M0.84 21.53 64 0.09 0.14 1.92 3.65 2.03 2.09 2.52 2.15 2.05 0.00 0.17 0.49 17.30 65 0.24 0.67 1.51 2.60 4.42 4.99 1.06 1.85 4.68 0.27 0.80 0.52 23.61 66M0.21 0.57 1.93 2.38 0.80 2.94 2.99 3.27 2.24 1.13 0.16 0.44 19.06 67 0.97 0.96 0.10 1.85 0.71 9.15 1.73 3.17 2.15 0.81 0.05 0.70 22.35 68 0.32 0.00 0.55 4.78 2.21 5.08 2.99 1.14 2.03 3.51 0.28 2.03 24.92 69 0.84 1.71 0.38 0.53 3.23 1.72 1.99 2.39 2.23 2.87 0.43 0.63 18.95 70 0.50 0.02 1.53 3.52 2.41 3.66 1.56 1.33 1.41 2.17 1.97 0.45 20.53 71 0.04 1.79 0.75 2.23 1.83 4.20 2.23 2.46 0.91 3.77 2.77 0.54 23.52 72 0.09 0.27 1.23 1.74 7.45 2.95 4.17 0.78 0.74 1.72 21.14 73 0.59 0.68 2.47 1.36 2.16 1.60 1.42 3.81 5.36 2.28 1.23 0.59 23.55 74 0.02 0.74 1.54 1.00 4.16 1.79 1.89 1.56 0.11 0.40 0.17 0.21 13.59 75M1.33 0.18 2.04 1.59 2.05 3.91 0.50 3.74 2.33 0.73 0.90 0.15 19.45 76 0.39 0.67 1.13 1.73 0.43 2.55 0.91 1.22 2.39 0.83 0.09 0.31 12.65 77 0.53 1.94 3.50 1.70 3.04 2.53 1.78 3.46 3.74 2.42 2.79 0.92 28.35 78 0.24 0.47 0.39 3.25 4.60 1.38 4.03 2.33 1.47 0.15 0.61 0.59 19.51 79 1.58 0.50 M1.65 2.89 3.00 3.68 3.97 3.53 1.63 2.46 0.38 0.07 25.34 80 0.24 0.52 0.75 0.86 1.31 4.57 1.84 4.53 0.19 1.39 0.02 0.44 16.66 81 0.23 0.63 1.83 1.67 0.85 3.69 2.99 3.06 0.95 1.97 1.44 0.54 19.85 82 0.91 0.11 1.02 1.34 5.31 1.91 4.15 5.74 1.88 4.74 2.08 0.97 30.16 83 0.62 0.00 2.72 1.79 0.95 5.11 3.69 0.84 1.20 0.60 3.63 M0.54 21.69 84 0.49 0.62 1.55 4.45 2.25 8.61 2.36 1.06 0.44 4.36 0.02 M0.47 26.68 85 0.54 0.12 M2.43 3.25 3.82 1.83 1.95 3.72 2.93 0.89 1.85 0.73 24.06 86 0.35 0.24 1.24 7.31 2.86 3.85 2.30 2.43 6.10 0.82 M0.14 0.00 27.64 87 0.18 0.71 3.22 0.38 1.53 1.78 5.39 2.74 2.27 0.56 0.70 M1.98 21.44 88 1.85 0.68 1.10 2.16 2.95 1.40 1.90 5.24 3.83 0.00 1.40 0.30 22.81 89 0.20 1.11 2.76 0.83 1.16 3.68 4.76 2.25 2.91 0.35 0.55 0.15 20.71 90 0.00 0.25 0.71 1.19 5.76 8.04 3.55 2.51 0.50 3.95 0.67 0.45 27.58 91 0.20 0.65 M0.45 3.63 4.72 7.95 2.28 2.58 2.13 1.00 1.49 0.00 27.08 92 0.68 1.56 1.17 M3.07 1.38 3.70 7.81 5.90 2.35 1.32 1.07 0.84 30.85 93M0.35 1.04 1.45 2.58 4.25 8.63 8.02 2.31 2.18 0.10 1.13 0.62 32.66 94 0.78 0.80 0.40 2.65 1.01 4.23 2.03 M2.16 2.24 1.83 M0.73 0.38 19.24 95 0.20 0.05 5.93 5.94 4.08 1.17 4.15 3.85 4.06 3.06 0.97 0.08 33.54 96M1.15 0.33 M0.40 M1.75 4.18 2.94 2.03 2.18 3.37 3.65 2.26 M0.60 24.84 97M0.47 0.87 0.60 2.33 3.24 0.80 4.28 2.24 2.93 2.52 M0.08 0.08 20.44 98M0.70 0.25 M2.79 2.89 1.47 4.14 3.30 4.45 0.60 6.11 2.68 0.25 29.63 99M0.74 0.30 M0.48 4.71 3.78 3.40 2.74 2.35 4.69 0.40 M0.12 M0.13 23.84 0M0.65 0.93 0.57 2.36 5.20 3.03 1.56 2.07 0.95 2.51 M2.06 0.39 22.28 1M1.60 1.19 M0.66 6.55 2.97 2.75 0.86 0.13 3.10 1.10 2.34 0.26 23.51 2 ----------