NDAWN Station: Britton, SD

Data for 2009-11-19

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Max air temp:44 °F / 6 °C (at 12:08 PM CST)
Min air temp:26 °F / -3 °C (at 11:26 PM CST)
Avg air temp:35 °F / 1 °C
Avg bare soil temp:36 °F / 2 °C
Avg turf soil temp:36 °F / 2 °C
Avg wind speed:3.0 mph / 1.3 m/s
Max wind speed:15.0 mph / 6.7 m/s (at 11:11 AM CST)
Wind direction:224 deg
Wind direction SD:35 deg
Total solar radiation:172 Lys / 7 MJ/m2
PET (Penman):0.01 inch / 0.31 mm
Total rainfall:Missing
Avg dew point:31 °F / 0 °C
Avg wind chill:Not available
Min wind chill:Not available

2009 Sponsors of Britton station:

  • Prairie Agricultural Research
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Details:
Location:Britton, SD
Period of record:1998-06-01 to present
Latitude:45.79°
Longitude:-97.704°
Elevation:1346 feet (410 meters)

Normals

Normal Max Temp:29 °F / -2 °C
Normal Avg Temp:20 °F / -7 °C
Normal Min Temp:11 °F / -12 °C
Normal Accumulated HDD:7519 °F / 4177 °C
Normal Accumulated CDD:547 °F / 304 °C

Extremes

Temperatures

Highest Daily Max Temp:105 °F (41 °C)
2006-07-15 at 3:42 PM CST
Lowest Daily Max Temp:-17 °F (-27 °C)
2004-01-29 at 12:32 AM CST
Highest Daily Min Temp:79 °F (26 °C)
2006-07-30 at 5:07 AM CST
Lowest Daily Min Temp:-38 °F (-39 °C)
2009-01-15 at 4:33 AM CST
Highest Daily Dew Point Temp:74 °F (24 °C)
1998-07-14
Lowest Daily Dew Point Temp:-34 °F (-36 °C)
2009-01-15
Lowest Daily Wind Chill Temp:-40 °F (-40 °C)
2004-01-29

Wind

Highest 5-Second Avg Wind Speed:63.0 mph (28.2 m/s)
2002-07-31 at 3:19 AM CST
Highest Avg Hourly Wind Speed:39.6 mph (17.7 m/s)
2000-04-05 for hour ending at 3:00 PM CST
Highest Avg Daily Wind Speed:24.2 mph (10.8 m/s)
2003-05-04

Rainfall

Highest Daily Rainfall:5.54 inch (140.8 mm)
2005-06-29

Most Consecutive Days with:

Rainfall >= 0.01 inches:7 days
2002-07-23 - 2002-07-29
2002-10-03 - 2002-10-09
Rainfall >= 0.10 inches:5 days
2004-06-08 - 2004-06-12
Rainfall >= 1.00 inches:2 days
1999-09-03 - 1999-09-04

Solar Radiation

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation:756 Lys (31.6 MJ/m2)
2007-06-05

Potential Evapotranspiration

Maximum PET (Jensen-Haise):0.39 inch (10 mm)
2006-07-30
Maximum PET (Penman):0.55 inch (14 mm)
2009-05-19

2009:

Prairie Agricultural Research

2008:

Prairie Agricultural Research

2007:

Prairie Agricultural Research

2006:

Prairie Agricultural Research

2005:

Prairie Agricultural Research