December 2012 - A Look Ahead

The tables below consist of monthly normal for December as well as daily extremes and what happened last year.

Aberdeen
	High	Low	Average	Precipitation	Snowfall
Monthly Normal	25.5	5.9	15.7	0.52	7.1
Last Year	36.3	12.5	24.4	0.33	0.5

Daily Extremes		Day and Year		Last Year	Day
Record High	69	6th – 1939		57	18th
Record Low	-39	31st – 1967		-10	6th
Precipitation	1.00	11th – 1909		0.29	29th
Snowfall	10.0	11th - 1909		0.5	4th
The normal temperature on the 1^st is 31 for the high and 11 for the low. The normal temperature on the 31^st is 22 for the high and 2 for the low. Sunrise on the 1^st is at 7:54 AM with a sunset at 4:52 PM CST. Sunrise on the 31^st is at 8:14 AM with a sunset at 5:01 PM CST.
Pierre
	High	Low	Average	Precipitation	Snowfall
Monthly Normal	31.3	12.1	21.7	0.55	4.7
Last Year	38.6	17.8	28.2	0.09	0.8

Daily Extremes		Day and Year		Last Year	Day
Record High	77	1st – 1998		57	18th
Record Low	-31	30th – 1990		-4	6th
Precipitation	0.97	31st – 2010		0.06	4th
Snowfall	9.5	31st – 1955		0.6	4th
The normal temperature on the 1^st is 36 for the high and 16 for the low. The normal temperature on the 31^st is 29 for the high and 10 for the low. Sunrise on the 1^st is at 7:58 AM with a sunset at 5:03 PM CST. Sunrise on the 31^st is at 8:17 AM with a sunset at 5:12 PM CST.
Mobridge
	High	Low	Average	Precipitation	Snowfall
Monthly Normal	28.7	7.7	18.2	0.44	5.7
Last Year	36.6	15.6	7.9	0.21	1.2

Daily Extremes		Day and Year		Last Year	Day
Record High	70	6th – 1939		60	18th
Record Low	-41	10th – 1917		-5	5th, 9th
Precipitation	0.87	30th – 1931		0.08	4th
Snowfall	9.8	30th – 2006		1.0	4th
The normal temperature on the 1^st is 33 for the high and 15 for the low. The normal temperature on the 31^st is 26 for the high and 6 for the low. Sunrise on the 1^st is at 8:02 AM with a sunset at 5:00 PM CST. Sunrise on the 31^st is at 8:22 AM with a sunset at 5:08 PM CST.
Watertown
	High	Low	Average	Precipitation	Snowfall
Monthly Normal	24.8	7.2	16.0	0.53	7.1
Last Year	34.0	15.0	24.5	0.23	Trace

Daily Extremes		Day and Year		Last Year	Day
Record High	69	6th – 1939		51	18th
Record Low	-33	14th – 1917		-6	9th
Precipitation	1.33	3rd – 1953		0.22	29th
Snowfall	11.0	3rd – 1953		Trace	Many Days
The normal temperature on the 1^st is 30 for the high and 12 for the low. The normal temperature on the 31^st is 22 for the high and 4 for the low. Sunrise on the 1^st is at 7:47 AM with a sunset at 4:49 PM CST. Sunrise on the 31^st is at 8:06 AM with a sunset at 4:57 PM CST.
Sisseton
	High	Low	Average	Precipitation	Snowfall
Monthly Normal	26.1	7.9	17.0	0.39	7.6
Last Year	35.5	16.8	26.2	0.27	1.1

Daily Extremes		Day and Year		Last Year	Day
Record High	70	6th – 1939		52	18th, 26th
Record Low	-30	19th – 1983		0	6th
Precipitation	0.90	11th – 1949		0.12	29th
Snowfall	13.9	25th – 2009		1.0	16th