ROCHFORD, SOUTH DAKOTA

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Elevation: 1618 meters Latitude: 44 07N Longitude: 103 43W

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18 May, 2024

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TEMPERATURE

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		3.9		-6.7		-5.7		-2.6		2.4		7.8		12.7		16.2		15.7		10.3		4.3		-1.9		-6.1

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		13		2.3		3.2		6		11		16.1		21.6		26		26.3		20.7		13.7		6.6		2.5

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-5.3		-15.8		-14.7		-11.2		-6.1		-0.6		3.8		6.3		5.2		-0.1		-5		-10.6		-14.6

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		40		16.7		17.2		22.8		28.3		30.6		36.1		37.8		40		34.4		30.6		23.3		19.4

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-43.9		-37.8		-43.3		-35		-26.1		-16.1		-5		-3.9		-5.6		-11.7		-27.8		-27.2		-43.9

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		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7.2		---		---		---		---		---		0.9		3.4		2.4		0.5		---		---		---

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		40.6		---		---		---		0.2		0.7		5.5		16.1		14		3.9		0.3		---		---

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		98.1		---		---		0.1		2.5		6		15.9		26.3		27.1		14.1		5.5		0.6		---

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		152.4		0.1		0.3		3		8.2		15.9		26		30.4		30		23		11.9		3.3		0.2

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		209.5		3.3		4.3		9.7		16.1		26.1		29.1		31		30.8		27.8		20		8.5		2.8

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		277.3		13.3		12.6		19.4		24.8		30.2		29.8		31		30.9		29.7		27.2		18		10.3

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		365		31		28		31		30		31		30		31		31		30		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		364.9		31		28		31		30		31		30		30.9		30.9		30		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		357.6		31		28		31		30		30.9		28.8		26.9		29.3		29.8		30.9		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		310.7		31		28		31		29.7		28.3		18.4		9.3		16		27.2		30.8		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		249.3		30.7		27.7		30.5		28		18.1		5.9		1.2		2.1		17		28.1		29.3		30.8

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		158.7		27.9		25.5		24.4		14		2.2		---		---		0.1		2		11.6		22.9		28

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		90.7		21		17.4		12.5		3.7		0.2		---		---		---		---		2.3		12.2		21.4

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		40.9		11.8		8.9		4.9		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		4.2		10

PRECIPITATION

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		619		17		19		30		60		100		104		101		63		34		47		24		20

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		96		7		6		8		9		12		12		10		8		6		6		6		6

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		256		68		46		57		140		181		141		256		201		103		116		122		54

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		---		8		10		9		19		8		3		2		4		---		1

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		86.1		35.6		23.1		20.8		56.1		65		56.9		55.9		57.7		47.5		51.3		86.1		15.2

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

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		53		3		2		4		5		7		7		7		5		3		4		3		3

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

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10		---		---		---		1		2		2		2		1		1		1		---		---

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

Years on Record: 109

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

PRECIPITATION - SNOW

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		215.4		32.5		25.1		36.6		34.5		9.1		1.8		---		---		5.1		16.8		27.7		26.2

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		120.1		80.8		68.6		116.8		116.8		45		17.8		---		---		30.5		79.2		120.1		113.8

DEGREE DAYS

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3538.9		605		521.7		476.7		310.6		162.8		50.6		10		11.7		101.1		262.2		442.2		584.4

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 109

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		33.9		---		---		---		---		---		4.4		16.1		11.1		2.2		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		937		---		---		---		5		40		165		358		284		78		7		---		---

SKY CONDITIONS

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		9.9		11		12.5		14		15.4		16.1		15.7		14.4		12.9		11.4		10.1		9.5

SOLAR RADIATION

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.6		6.3		9.3		13.1		17.3		21.2		23.4		23.7		20.8		16.2		11.1		7		5.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5		2.2		3.2		4.9		6.6		7.8		8.2		7.6		6.5		5		3.6		2.5		1.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17		12.9		14.8		16.7		18.1		19.4		20.3		21.1		20.7		19.2		16.4		12.9		11.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.7		13.4		15.6		16.9		18.7		21.6		24		25.7		24.1		21.1		17.4		13.6		12.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.6		6.3		9.3		13.1		17.3		21.2		23.4		23.7		20.8		16.2		11.1		7		5.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.4		2.4		3.5		5.2		7		8.4		8.9		8.5		6.8		5.7		3.9		2.7		2.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.8		15.8		17.9		19.4		22		21.6		23.4		24.1		23		21.7		19.3		15.7		14.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		23.9		17.2		19.6		21.4		26		26.2		32		33.2		28.7		25.5		21.6		17.6		17.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.3		5.3		6.9		11		14.6		16.6		20.4		20.1		19.7		13.3		9.8		5.5		4.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.4		2		2.9		4.4		5.7		7.2		7		6.3		5.8		4.5		3.2		2.2		1.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.7		9.8		9.9		13.3		14.9		15.2		17.8		17.9		19.6		15.1		13.9		9.4		7.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.3		9.5		8.6		11.9		13.4		13.3		18.2		18.6		21.7		14.5		13.7		8.7		7.8

NEARBY - MAP

NEARBY - LIST

Mystic, South Dakota (4 mi / 6 km)
Deerfield Lake, South Dakota (7 mi / 12 km)
Deerfield, South Dakota (8 mi / 14 km)
Lead, South Dakota (8 mi / 13 km)
Myersville, South Dakota (9 mi / 15 km)

GEOBA.SE

Rochford, South Dakota