NOAA

National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO

• Home
• Site Map
• News
• Organization
• Search for: NWS All NOAA 

Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD

000
CXUS53 KABR 071447 CCA
CLAABR

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
845 AM CST THU JAN 7 2013

...................................

...THE ABERDEEN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1896 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             115   07/09/1936
                        07/06/1936
 LOW              -46   01/12/1912
                        02/08/1895
HIGHEST            98   08/29        MM      MM      100  07/19
                        07/15
LOWEST            -17   12/10        MM      MM      -29  02/02
AVG. MAXIMUM     59.8              54.6     5.2     54.1
AVG. MINIMUM     33.6              31.5     2.1     31.6
MEAN             46.7              43.0     3.7     42.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     29              13.0    16.0       16
DAYS MAX <= 32     60              76.4   -16.4       78
DAYS MIN <= 32    172             178.8    -6.8      183
DAYS MIN <= 0      26              37.1   -11.1       49

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        42.11   1896
 MINIMUM         7.88   1976
TOTALS          14.64             21.72   -7.08    23.31
DAILY AVG.       0.04
DAYS >= .01        97              94.4     2.6      108
DAYS >= .10        42              45.3    -3.3       48
DAYS >= .50         7              12.9    -5.9       15
DAYS >= 1.00        1               4.0    -3.0        5

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          110.8   1936
                        1937
TOTALS           30.8              38.1    -7.3     53.3

SINCE 7/1        13.9              14.6    -0.7      0.6

DAYS >= TRACE      48              32.3    15.7       59
DAYS >= 1.0         8              11.3    -3.3       11
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         8   12/10                         23  02/21
                        12/09

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    7342              8534   -1192     8668
 SINCE 7/1         MM              3491      MM       MM
COOLING TOTAL     764               525     239      729
 SINCE 1/1        764               525     239      729


.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    47/330    DATE  06/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    63/340    DATE  06/17


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             MM     MIXED PRECIP               M
HEAVY RAIN               15     RAIN                      22
LIGHT RAIN               83     FREEZING RAIN              M
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       M
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               42     SLEET                      M
FOG                     125     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     35
HAZE                     55

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

$$