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All About MT RUSHMORE NATL MEM

Latitude 43 53 N - Longitude 103 27 W - Elevation 5250 Feet
Station Record Begins 02/01/1962

All | Yearly Top 10 Precipitation Records | Top 30 Daily Precipitation Records
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30 Year Normals (1981-2010)
	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	Annual
Max (F)	36.3	36.7	43.2	50.7	60.7	71.0	79.1	78.1	67.8	54.9	42.9	35.3	54.8
Min (F)	18.7	19.0	24.6	32.0	41.6	51.3	58.9	57.7	48.2	36.5	26.0	18.1	36.1
Mean (F)	27.5	27.8	33.9	41.4	51.1	61.1	69.0	67.9	58.0	45.7	34.5	26.7	45.5
Precip (inches)	0.38	0.67	1.19	2.23	4.22	3.41	2.90	1.99	1.81	1.68	0.62	0.43	21.53
Snowfall (inches)	5.7	6.8	8.7	12.0	1.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.7	3.7	8.0	5.5	52.4
HDD	1163	1040	964	711	438	172	43	53	254	600	916	1187	7541
CDD	0	0	0	1	9	56	167	142	44	2	0	0	421

Yearly Top 10 Information
Yearly Rainfall						Yearly Snowfall
Wettest			Driest			Most Snow			Least Snow
Amount	Year		Amount	Year	Rank	Amount	Year		Amount	Year
33.04	1998		11.19	1985	1	113.8	1970-71		23.5	1980-81
32.93	1996		13.13	1974	2	105.5	1996-97		26.6	1972-73
32.15	1965		14.31	1988	3	102.4	1969-70		28.3	2006-07
31.75	1995		14.44	2012	4	85.2	1965-66		31.0	1984-85
29.13	1971		15.24	1987	5	81.7	1964-65		31.1	1991-92
27.97	1963		15.65	2007	6	79.4	1992-93		34.3	2002-03
27.40	2009		15.75	1983	7	77.6	1995-96		34.5	2004-05
27.01	2011		16.62	2004	8	76.0	1985-86		36.0	2007-08
26.04	1997		16.94	1980	9	71.4	1994-95		40.5	1987-88
25.67	1999		17.55	2005	10	70.5	1983-84		40.8	1973-74

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