COLUMBIA, SOUTH DAKOTA

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Elevation: 1296 feet Latitude: 45 44N Longitude: 098 18W

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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		42.7		8.9		15.9		28.1		44.2		56.6		66.2		71.8		69.8		59.5		46.7		29.8		15.4

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		54.4		19.7		26.6		38.4		56.4		68.8		78		84.2		82.9		72.7		59.5		40.1		25.6

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		31.1		-1.7		5.1		17.8		32		44.5		54.5		59.2		56.8		46.1		33.8		19.5		5.5

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		108		60		68		83		95		101		105		108		108		99		92		79		65

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-45		-39		-45		-28		-9		10		33		38		34		15		5		-26		-38

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.5		0.1		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16.3		---		---		---		0.1		0.3		2.3		6.6		5.4		1.6		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		66.7		---		---		---		1		4.3		11.9		21.9		19.4		7.1		1		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		125.7		---		---		0.2		4.4		14.6		24.8		30.1		29.2		17.7		4.6		0.2		---

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		170.7		0.1		0.1		1.7		12.3		24.9		29.4		30.9		30.9		25.8		12.7		1.9		---

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		210.3		0.3		1.6		6.3		20.6		29.6		30		31		31		29.5		22.9		6.9		0.6

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		248.4		2.4		5.6		14.6		27		30.9		30		31		31		30		28.5		13.4		4

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		361.6		31		28		31		30		31		29.2		29.1		30.3		29.9		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		328.5		31		28		31		30		29.9		22.3		15.7		20.3		28.3		31		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		266.8		31		28		31		29.3		21		7.1		2		5.6		20.6		30.2		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		215.3		31		28		30.9		24.5		8.2		0.5		---		0.3		7.2		24.1		29.7		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		179.1		30.6		27.8		28.4		16		2.9		---		---		---		2		13.7		27.3		30.3

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		111.2		28.3		21.9		14.6		2.2		0.1		---		---		---		---		2.7		14.8		26.5

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		68.9		21.8		15.5		6.5		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		6.3		18

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		43.6		16.6		10.8		3.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		2		10.6

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		20.4		0.5		0.5		1.1		2		3		3.4		2.9		2.3		2		1.5		0.7		0.5

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		76		5		4		6		7		9		10		8		7		6		5		5		4

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		11.2		1.7		2.6		4.7		9.6		11.2		8.1		7.4		7.2		8.3		7		2.7		2

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.6		0.2		0.2		0.2		---		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		7.6		0.8		1.7		3.7		2.5		7.6		3.3		3.5		2.9		5.3		2.8		1.1		0.7

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		44.3		1.4		1.4		2.8		3.9		6		6.5		6		4.7		4.4		3.5		2.1		1.6

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

Years on Record: 62

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

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

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12		---		---		1		1		2		2		2		2		1		1		---		---

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12.7		---		---		0.6		1.2		1.8		2.1		2.2		1.8		1.5		1.2		0.2		0.1

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

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4		---		---		---		---		1		1		1		1		---		---		---		---

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		35.4		6.6		6.3		6.7		3.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		0.8		5.4		6.2

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		30.4		6.9		5.5		4.7		1.7		---		---		---		---		---		0.7		4.4		6.5

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		31		19.8		27.5		28		26.2		2		---		---		---		---		6.5		31		20.5

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12.9		2.5		2.4		2.4		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		2.1		2.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4		0.7		0.6		0.8		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.9		0.6

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.1		0.2		0.1		0.2		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		0.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		---		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		96		26.9		20.9		15.3		2.4		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		9.1		21

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		71		21.8		16.3		11.8		1.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		5.2		14.5

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		52.9		17		13.3		9		0.9		---		---		---		---		---		---		3.1		9.6

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		31.5		9.6		8.8		6.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.5		5.4

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8633		1680		1364		1117		620		269		68		14		34		220		618		1081		1547

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		562		---		---		---		2		23		108		221		169		37		1		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2429		---		---		2		57		253		491		673		600		291		60		2		---

SKY CONDITIONS

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.8		9.7		10.9		12.5		14.1		15.6		16.3		15.9		14.6		13		11.4		10		9.3

SOLAR RADIATION

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		1.5		2.4		3.5		4.7		5.6		6		6.1		5.4		4		2.7		1.7		1.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		0.9		1.2		1.7		1.9		2.5		2.6		2.5		2.2		1.8		1.3		1		0.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		2.6		3.6		4.3		5		5.1		5.2		5.5		5.3		4.5		3.6		2.8		2.3

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		2.2		3.2		3.7		5.1		5.2		5.6		5.9		5.4		4.3		3.4		2.4		2.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		1.5		2.4		3.5		4.7		5.6		6		6.1		5.4		4		2.7		1.7		1.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		0.9		1.3		1.9		2.1		2.5		2.7		2.6		2.3		2		1.5		1.1		0.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.9		3		4.1		5.3		6		5.8		6.1		6.1		6.2		5.6		4.3		3.3		2.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5		2.6		3.7		4.7		6.5		6.4		7.2		7		6.7		5.5		4.2		3.1		2.4

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		1.3		2.1		2.6		3.9		4.9		5.3		4.9		4.6		3.1		2.1		1.5		1.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.8		1.1		1.5		1.8		2.4		2.6		2.5		2.2		1.7		1.1		0.9		0.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		2.3		3		3.1		4		4.5		4.6		4.3		4.5		3.4		2.8		2.5		1.9

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		1.9		2.6		2.2		3.7		3.9		4.2		3.8		4.1		2.8		2.5		2.1		1.7

NEARBY - MAP

NEARBY - LIST

Columbia - Elm River, South Dakota (8 mi / 14 km)
Frederick, South Dakota (11 mi / 19 km)
Ordway, South Dakota (11 mi / 18 km)
Westport, South Dakota (11 mi / 18 km)
Willow Creek Lake, South Dakota (11 mi / 18 km)

GEOBA.SE

Columbia, South Dakota