WETS Station : BISON, SD0701 Latitude: 4531 Longitude: 10228 Elevation: 2780 State FIPS/County(FIPS): 46105 County Name: Perkins 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 | 26.8 | 6.5 | 16.7 | 0.45 | 0.20 | 0.56 | 2 | 5.6 | February | 33.2 | 12.8 | 23.0 | 0.53 | 0.18 | 0.63 | 2 | 5.6 | March | 43.1 | 21.2 | 32.1 | 1.23 | 0.60 | 1.42 | 3 | 7.0 | April | 56.8 | 31.8 | 44.3 | 2.09 | 1.13 | 2.58 | 4 | 4.2 | May | 68.7 | 43.0 | 55.8 | 2.77 | 1.62 | 3.80 | 5 | 0.3 | June | 78.3 | 52.2 | 65.2 | 2.81 | 1.95 | 3.17 | 6 | 0.0 | July | 85.3 | 57.6 | 71.5 | 2.29 | 1.18 | 2.74 | 5 | 0.0 | August | 85.6 | 55.9 | 70.7 | 1.49 | 0.72 | 1.88 | 3 | 0.0 | September | 74.3 | 45.5 | 59.9 | 1.23 | 0.50 | 1.39 | 3 | 0.0 | October | 60.2 | 34.4 | 47.3 | 1.49 | 0.55 | 1.95 | 2 | 1.1 | November | 40.9 | 20.7 | 30.8 | 0.56 | 0.22 | 0.72 | 2 | 4.3 | December | 30.4 | 10.1 | 20.3 | 0.49 | 0.14 | 0.56 | 1 | 5.0 | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Annual | ----- | ----- | ----- | ------ | 15.16 | 20.61 | -- | ---- | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Average | 57.0 | 32.6 | 44.8 | ------ | ------ | ------ | -- | ---- | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Total | ----- | ----- | ----- | 17.44 | ------ | ------ | 38 | 33.0 | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 * | 4/19 to 10/14 | 5/ 2 to 10/ 3 | 5/11 to 9/23 | 177 days | 154 days | 135 days | | | 70 percent * | 4/14 to 10/18 | 4/28 to 10/ 8 | 5/ 7 to 9/27 | 187 days | 163 days | 144 days | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Percent chance of the growing season occurring between the Beginning and Ending dates. total 1948-2002 prcp Station : SD0701, BISON ------- Unit = inches yr jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec annl ------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 48M0.62 0.54 M0.00 1.29 1.37 M4.84 M3.57 1.53 M0.39 14.15 49 1.09 0.48 1.12 1.82 1.21 2.13 0.00 0.10 7.95 50 0.68 0.96 2.72 1.41 1.64 1.26 0.81 0.99 1.86 0.82 0.33 0.09 13.57 51 0.29 M0.10 M0.45 1.63 2.59 M1.11 4.09 1.29 M0.00 0.92 12.47 52 0.11 1.12 0.41 0.00 2.10 3.04 2.17 1.62 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 10.58 53 0.49 0.60 1.98 2.54 M3.89 5.55 1.89 2.97 0.31 0.95 0.28 M0.02 21.47 54 0.25 0.24 1.82 0.35 3.97 2.95 2.25 2.45 0.55 0.62 0.06 0.07 15.58 55 0.11 0.12 0.05 1.01 2.15 1.75 2.15 1.30 2.12 0.10 0.79 0.44 12.09 56 0.77 0.04 0.28 0.77 2.47 1.20 4.83 1.80 0.56 0.31 0.86 0.10 13.99 57 0.06 0.07 0.28 M1.60 3.45 6.82 1.18 4.91 0.81 1.36 0.78 0.00 21.32 58 0.17 0.76 0.48 2.13 0.59 5.29 2.30 1.15 0.59 0.35 0.76 0.25 14.82 59 0.18 0.98 0.15 0.70 2.35 2.01 0.77 1.09 2.18 0.44 0.27 0.06 11.18 60 0.06 0.64 0.25 3.31 2.30 1.69 1.85 0.83 M0.48 0.47 0.30 12.18 61 0.00 0.15 0.66 1.00 1.93 1.42 2.52 1.28 2.91 0.10 M0.05 12.02 62 0.46 0.35 0.50 1.14 8.65 2.30 2.21 0.80 1.28 M0.04 0.68 M0.29 18.70 63 0.20 0.97 0.52 2.15 0.63 4.75 2.79 2.16 1.27 0.44 0.02 15.90 64 0.00 0.20 1.70 5.83 2.25 2.66 0.19 0.33 M0.24 0.19 13.59 65 0.59 M0.23 3.55 2.49 1.89 1.61 0.03 0.18 0.31 10.88 66 0.19 0.50 M1.42 2.07 1.38 2.58 3.92 4.88 1.72 0.74 0.69 0.36 20.45 67 0.73 0.90 0.46 5.17 2.11 4.26 0.32 0.20 2.41 0.91 0.26 0.61 18.34 68 0.32 M0.30 0.34 0.80 1.10 5.46 2.05 1.98 1.64 0.00 0.77 0.79 15.55 69 0.18 0.89 0.48 2.19 2.59 6.04 4.64 0.18 0.00 0.31 0.05 0.56 18.11 70 0.48 0.17 0.49 6.15 M4.37 3.28 2.19 1.61 1.09 0.61 2.29 0.84 23.57 71 0.94 0.55 0.61 2.77 M2.16 2.63 1.49 0.24 3.17 2.82 0.79 1.14 19.31 72 0.61 0.53 0.40 1.64 4.48 1.30 0.78 0.44 0.41 1.96 0.02 1.89 14.46 73M0.29 0.70 2.85 2.33 2.95 3.27 1.51 0.56 2.62 1.95 0.75 0.36 20.14 74 0.00 0.08 1.02 2.36 3.40 1.15 2.35 M1.64 0.36 0.84 0.24 0.07 13.51 75 0.55 0.66 3.88 4.82 2.66 4.10 0.23 16.90 76 0.60 0.73 0.10 0.20 0.22 1.85 77 0.83 0.70 1.93 0.49 1.23 1.81 4.21 2.07 4.18 1.53 1.65 1.05 21.68 78 0.30 0.81 0.70 3.32 2.01 2.50 2.89 0.63 0.00 M0.27 M0.00 13.43 79 0.60 1.54 0.34 1.07 1.08 2.06 3.02 1.63 0.10 0.39 0.20 0.08 12.11 80 0.10 0.88 0.63 0.74 0.25 1.74 0.96 3.20 0.17 2.09 0.05 0.07 10.88 81 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.30 2.10 2.84 2.40 3.97 2.08 0.58 0.56 0.38 15.34 82M0.48 0.11 2.60 2.19 7.27 1.41 1.49 1.15 1.46 5.48 0.28 M0.63 24.55 83 0.23 0.07 1.30 1.02 2.87 3.64 2.48 2.93 0.35 1.95 M0.31 1.01 18.16 84 0.10 0.08 0.82 3.55 0.60 5.27 0.52 2.13 1.49 0.23 0.53 0.60 15.92 85 0.07 0.00 1.51 1.22 2.75 1.77 0.85 1.72 0.94 0.90 1.10 1.18 14.01 86 0.81 0.70 0.78 5.30 4.53 M1.45 3.72 0.67 2.57 1.03 0.75 0.00 22.31 87 0.00 0.81 2.32 0.25 4.95 1.70 1.39 1.36 0.68 0.11 0.22 0.11 13.90 88 0.18 0.59 1.65 0.98 1.03 2.46 0.43 0.44 0.67 0.00 0.18 0.16 8.77 89 0.27 M0.18 3.96 4.10 2.12 2.44 4.32 1.49 1.51 1.95 1.07 0.38 23.79 90 0.41 0.14 0.27 1.76 1.54 1.82 0.63 0.11 0.19 0.99 0.05 0.14 8.05 91 0.23 0.69 0.90 2.45 3.40 1.67 1.28 0.25 1.69 0.34 0.00 12.90 92 0.05 0.07 0.40 0.99 2.73 5.50 5.25 1.04 M0.71 0.38 0.94 0.43 18.49 93M0.65 M0.24 1.22 1.14 1.61 5.81 9.31 0.71 0.54 0.00 0.25 1.12 22.60 94 1.03 0.36 0.59 2.13 0.09 2.82 2.80 0.76 1.16 4.09 M0.64 0.24 16.71 95M0.15 M0.02 0.88 2.18 5.31 3.10 2.25 1.72 0.63 2.80 0.43 0.00 19.47 96 0.87 1.12 0.94 7.28 1.78 1.54 1.87 3.72 1.46 1.50 1.88 23.96 97 1.55 0.07 0.44 4.68 2.11 4.16 1.90 1.60 1.52 0.96 0.14 0.00 19.13 98 0.47 M2.35 0.93 0.58 1.51 4.07 1.09 2.51 0.83 4.55 M1.12 M0.35 20.36 99M0.78 0.30 0.19 3.04 2.92 5.37 2.61 4.46 1.00 1.13 0.00 0.22 22.02 0 0.38 0.79 1.48 2.32 3.52 1.97 2.82 0.12 0.33 1.25 M1.34 M0.42 16.74 1M0.49 0.60 0.28 2.34 2.22 3.53 5.00 0.23 1.38 0.99 0.08 0.00 17.14 2 ---------- WETS Station : LEMMON, SD4864 Latitude: 4556 Longitude: 10210 Elevation: 2570 State FIPS/County(FIPS): 46105 County Name: Perkins 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 | 25.1 | 5.1 | 15.1 | 0.45 | 0.21 | 0.53 | 1 | 5.1 | February | 31.9 | 11.5 | 21.7 | 0.53 | 0.27 | 0.60 | 1 | 5.8 | March | 41.9 | 20.1 | 31.0 | 0.98 | 0.52 | 1.20 | 2 | 7.3 | April | 56.2 | 31.4 | 43.8 | 1.86 | 0.93 | 2.41 | 4 | 3.9 | May | 68.5 | 42.9 | 55.7 | 2.68 | 1.49 | 3.24 | 6 | 0.4 | June | 77.3 | 51.9 | 64.6 | 3.09 | 2.19 | 3.66 | 6 | 0.0 | July | 84.1 | 57.4 | 70.7 | 2.67 | 1.68 | 3.31 | 5 | 0.0 | August | 83.7 | 55.8 | 69.8 | 1.90 | 0.79 | 2.33 | 3 | 0.0 | September | 72.7 | 45.1 | 58.9 | 1.34 | 0.59 | 1.42 | 3 | 0.3 | October | 59.2 | 33.9 | 46.6 | 1.43 | 0.56 | 1.78 | 2 | 1.4 | November | 40.2 | 20.3 | 30.2 | 0.73 | 0.26 | 1.00 | 2 | 6.1 | December | 28.8 | 9.0 | 18.9 | 0.52 | 0.21 | 0.64 | 1 | 6.1 | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Annual | ----- | ----- | ----- | ------ | 16.42 | 20.30 | -- | ---- | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Average | 55.8 | 32.0 | 43.9 | ------ | ------ | ------ | -- | ---- | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| Total | ----- | ----- | ----- | 18.19 | ------ | ------ | 36 | 36.5 | ----------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|--------|----|------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 * | 4/20 to 10/10 | 5/ 2 to 10/ 2 | 5/12 to 9/22 | 173 days | 154 days | 134 days | | | 70 percent * | 4/15 to 10/14 | 4/28 to 10/ 7 | 5/ 8 to 9/26 | 182 days | 162 days | 141 days | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Percent chance of the growing season occurring between the Beginning and Ending dates. total 1948-2002 prcp Station : SD4864, LEMMON ------- Unit = inches yr jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec annl ------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 48 0.50 0.50 0.11 1.69 1.08 5.07 1.82 0.92 0.26 0.70 1.57 0.26 14.48 49 1.41 0.14 0.32 2.47 1.07 0.21 1.72 1.02 1.00 1.42 0.00 0.52 11.30 50 1.10 0.74 2.21 0.86 1.93 3.59 0.61 4.05 1.56 0.37 0.44 0.02 17.48 51 0.50 1.01 0.26 0.53 2.06 2.85 2.11 3.27 1.63 1.99 0.20 0.87 17.28 52 0.36 0.93 0.35 0.07 1.27 2.65 2.17 M1.81 0.08 0.00 0.01 0.00 9.70 53 0.42 0.25 2.00 2.75 M4.51 5.90 1.75 2.37 0.55 1.19 0.30 0.16 22.15 54 0.23 0.25 1.66 0.26 3.14 2.33 2.60 4.35 1.51 0.46 0.06 0.01 16.86 55 0.36 0.46 0.40 0.83 2.19 6.23 1.68 1.64 2.39 0.17 0.75 0.18 17.28 56 1.24 0.07 0.62 0.67 1.96 1.77 4.43 1.36 0.64 0.23 1.33 0.12 14.44 57 0.40 0.15 0.26 3.02 2.53 4.82 1.49 3.84 1.04 0.93 0.81 0.12 19.41 58 0.16 1.13 0.26 1.83 0.87 3.51 2.67 1.31 0.13 0.54 1.87 0.44 14.72 59 0.33 1.18 0.33 0.69 2.21 1.88 1.35 2.29 1.54 0.48 0.75 0.31 13.34 60 0.29 0.20 0.71 0.25 3.71 2.28 1.82 1.02 0.93 0.02 0.32 M0.79 12.34 61 0.04 0.34 0.46 1.40 2.21 0.58 1.69 0.22 2.72 0.83 0.10 0.21 10.80 62 0.87 0.42 0.61 1.17 8.18 1.35 2.58 3.03 1.49 0.83 0.13 0.37 21.03 63 0.66 0.36 0.71 2.48 0.64 5.12 2.92 0.86 2.94 0.87 0.00 0.41 17.97 64 0.81 0.21 0.98 2.01 2.21 6.69 0.84 1.34 0.46 0.02 0.83 0.67 17.07 65 0.72 0.42 0.73 2.56 5.61 4.94 2.39 3.88 1.92 0.01 0.17 M0.38 23.73 66 0.49 0.60 2.67 1.65 1.05 4.97 4.59 3.96 1.06 0.69 0.61 0.44 22.78 67 0.73 0.84 0.17 5.01 3.48 4.38 0.50 0.16 2.48 0.84 0.20 1.57 20.36 68 0.59 0.42 1.12 1.63 1.15 5.03 1.80 2.87 1.21 0.00 0.98 1.14 17.94 69 0.86 1.22 0.95 1.63 1.82 5.73 6.71 0.10 0.22 0.35 0.01 0.94 20.54 70 0.49 0.29 0.30 4.46 4.94 3.54 1.82 0.85 1.63 0.76 2.21 0.78 22.07 71 0.99 0.92 0.41 2.97 1.60 3.94 2.48 0.31 2.30 2.14 0.53 0.75 19.34 72 0.84 0.43 0.89 1.82 7.84 0.90 3.04 1.79 0.33 2.30 0.06 2.30 22.54 73 0.20 0.33 1.54 2.19 2.10 2.72 2.28 0.20 2.49 2.65 0.85 0.47 18.02 74 0.09 0.18 0.95 1.83 1.50 1.15 1.72 1.19 0.32 0.69 0.38 0.38 10.38 75 0.33 0.94 2.57 4.17 4.25 2.81 0.74 0.52 0.16 0.72 0.34 0.87 18.42 76 0.75 0.30 0.76 2.55 1.25 6.58 3.63 0.96 0.62 0.83 0.23 0.31 18.77 77 0.68 0.60 1.60 0.49 1.17 4.78 2.76 2.29 5.31 1.36 1.32 1.06 23.42 78 0.52 1.09 0.50 2.61 3.20 5.82 4.07 0.59 1.41 0.00 1.31 0.36 21.48 79 0.40 1.64 0.65 1.34 1.00 3.68 3.26 3.06 1.73 0.35 0.04 0.12 17.27 80 0.27 0.62 0.50 0.49 2.09 0.48 2.87 0.46 2.65 0.01 0.20 10.64 81 0.21 0.22 0.08 0.43 2.26 2.90 3.68 3.61 2.35 0.44 0.85 M0.62 17.65 82 0.84 M0.31 3.06 1.47 6.24 3.01 1.87 0.81 1.23 4.25 0.36 M0.81 24.26 83 0.15 0.33 0.96 1.46 3.42 3.24 3.27 2.34 1.07 1.57 0.61 0.50 18.92 84M0.10 0.15 0.74 3.35 0.32 5.91 1.22 4.51 1.44 0.45 0.40 0.55 19.14 85M0.13 M0.00 1.17 0.96 3.03 2.11 1.86 3.11 0.90 M0.46 13.73 86 0.65 M0.44 0.37 4.80 4.19 1.54 2.48 0.20 4.10 0.56 1.40 0.00 20.73 87 0.12 1.58 3.13 M0.14 4.38 1.42 4.22 1.32 0.50 0.24 0.07 0.19 17.31 88M0.58 0.41 1.15 0.12 3.86 4.18 0.45 0.84 0.90 0.13 0.68 1.00 14.30 89 0.97 0.30 1.72 4.29 1.62 1.73 1.93 2.95 0.80 1.83 1.00 M0.84 19.98 90 0.65 0.09 0.61 1.25 1.33 2.20 1.37 1.82 0.40 0.66 0.05 M0.40 10.83 91 0.05 M0.07 0.35 2.35 2.23 2.67 4.09 0.19 1.31 1.51 0.68 0.04 15.54 92 0.22 0.20 0.85 1.35 1.92 3.58 3.16 2.29 0.48 M0.55 1.17 M0.45 16.22 93M0.75 M0.45 0.70 1.28 1.49 3.28 9.64 0.35 0.45 M0.05 1.20 1.00 20.64 94M0.82 M0.50 1.05 1.81 1.40 2.13 3.02 2.00 1.05 4.58 0.60 0.25 19.21 95M0.20 0.60 0.66 M1.35 5.79 2.03 2.27 3.27 0.64 2.34 0.72 0.10 19.97 96M0.13 M0.35 M0.79 0.48 3.89 1.30 0.78 1.35 4.69 1.24 M1.95 M1.17 18.12 97M0.99 0.15 M0.22 M4.19 0.76 3.36 3.41 2.09 0.61 0.91 0.34 M0.00 17.03 98 0.16 1.39 0.47 0.34 1.13 3.55 1.56 3.07 0.74 4.66 M1.24 0.08 18.39 99 0.38 0.49 M0.15 1.39 4.28 4.35 2.94 6.90 0.98 0.48 M0.00 0.07 22.41 0 0.14 M0.64 0.83 2.56 2.37 3.61 2.57 0.18 0.57 1.40 2.80 M0.19 17.86 1 0.23 0.16 1.10 1.05 2.25 3.06 M7.53 0.52 1.72 0.96 M0.13 0.03 18.74 2 ----------