Deerfield, South Dakota
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Unincorporated community in South Dakota, U.S.
Deerfield is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Deerfield 3 SE, South Dakota, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1948–2003: 6,060 ft (1,847 m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 58 (14) |
62 (17) |
68 (20) |
78 (26) |
84 (29) |
98 (37) |
97 (36) |
95 (35) |
90 (32) |
82 (28) |
72 (22) |
63 (17) |
98 (37) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 52.2 (11.2) |
54.0 (12.2) |
60.4 (15.8) |
68.9 (20.5) |
76.6 (24.8) |
83.3 (28.5) |
88.2 (31.2) |
87.0 (30.6) |
82.1 (27.8) |
71.7 (22.1) |
58.5 (14.7) |
53.2 (11.8) |
88.1 (31.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 32.8 (0.4) |
34.2 (1.2) |
41.3 (5.2) |
48.7 (9.3) |
58.8 (14.9) |
68.5 (20.3) |
76.8 (24.9) |
75.5 (24.2) |
65.8 (18.8) |
52.8 (11.6) |
40.8 (4.9) |
32.3 (0.2) |
52.4 (11.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 19.1 (−7.2) |
19.3 (−7.1) |
27.4 (−2.6) |
35.4 (1.9) |
45.1 (7.3) |
54.2 (12.3) |
60.9 (16.1) |
59.0 (15.0) |
49.3 (9.6) |
38.3 (3.5) |
26.8 (−2.9) |
18.7 (−7.4) |
37.8 (3.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 5.4 (−14.8) |
4.5 (−15.3) |
13.6 (−10.2) |
22.2 (−5.4) |
31.5 (−0.3) |
39.9 (4.4) |
44.9 (7.2) |
42.6 (5.9) |
32.9 (0.5) |
23.8 (−4.6) |
12.9 (−10.6) |
5.0 (−15.0) |
23.3 (−4.8) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −17.2 (−27.3) |
−18.0 (−27.8) |
−10.8 (−23.8) |
1.6 (−16.9) |
17.1 (−8.3) |
27.7 (−2.4) |
34.1 (1.2) |
32.0 (0.0) |
18.1 (−7.7) |
5.2 (−14.9) |
−7.1 (−21.7) |
−18.2 (−27.9) |
−28.7 (−33.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −40 (−40) |
−42 (−41) |
−34 (−37) |
−22 (−30) |
6 (−14) |
14 (−10) |
23 (−5) |
20 (−7) |
5 (−15) |
−16 (−27) |
−29 (−34) |
−45 (−43) |
−45 (−43) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.53 (13) |
0.66 (17) |
1.05 (27) |
2.04 (52) |
3.53 (90) |
2.95 (75) |
2.95 (75) |
2.43 (62) |
1.70 (43) |
1.57 (40) |
0.87 (22) |
0.58 (15) |
20.86 (531) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 9.8 (25) |
12.1 (31) |
13.9 (35) |
20.3 (52) |
2.6 (6.6) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.4 (3.6) |
10.9 (28) |
12.3 (31) |
11.7 (30) |
95 (242.2) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 6.3 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 10.3 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 10.3 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 107 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 5.2 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 36.7 |
| Source 1: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2[5] | |||||||||||||
Blind Park is a SNOTEL weather station 7.8 miles (12.6 km) northwest of Deerfield, at an altitude of 6890 ft (2100 m).[6]
| Climate data for Blind Park, South Dakota, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1990–present: 6890ft (2100m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 62 (17) |
61 (16) |
66 (19) |
73 (23) |
85 (29) |
88 (31) |
91 (33) |
92 (33) |
88 (31) |
79 (26) |
65 (18) |
58 (14) |
92 (33) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 50.8 (10.4) |
51.4 (10.8) |
59.5 (15.3) |
66.0 (18.9) |
74.7 (23.7) |
81.3 (27.4) |
86.0 (30.0) |
84.8 (29.3) |
80.2 (26.8) |
70.2 (21.2) |
57.5 (14.2) |
48.7 (9.3) |
87.1 (30.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 31.4 (−0.3) |
33.6 (0.9) |
42.1 (5.6) |
47.3 (8.5) |
55.8 (13.2) |
66.3 (19.1) |
74.5 (23.6) |
73.4 (23.0) |
64.0 (17.8) |
49.5 (9.7) |
38.5 (3.6) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
50.6 (10.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 20.9 (−6.2) |
21.6 (−5.8) |
29.7 (−1.3) |
35.6 (2.0) |
44.3 (6.8) |
53.9 (12.2) |
60.9 (16.1) |
59.6 (15.3) |
51.0 (10.6) |
38.2 (3.4) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
20.7 (−6.3) |
38.7 (3.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 10.3 (−12.1) |
9.6 (−12.4) |
17.4 (−8.1) |
23.8 (−4.6) |
32.6 (0.3) |
41.3 (5.2) |
47.4 (8.6) |
45.8 (7.7) |
38.1 (3.4) |
27.2 (−2.7) |
17.7 (−7.9) |
10.4 (−12.0) |
26.8 (−2.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −13.5 (−25.3) |
−13.7 (−25.4) |
−2.6 (−19.2) |
7.3 (−13.7) |
19.6 (−6.9) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
38.4 (3.6) |
35.1 (1.7) |
25.2 (−3.8) |
8.6 (−13.0) |
−2.7 (−19.3) |
−11.2 (−24.0) |
−22.5 (−30.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −37 (−38) |
−35 (−37) |
−21 (−29) |
−11 (−24) |
9 (−13) |
21 (−6) |
30 (−1) |
25 (−4) |
8 (−13) |
−12 (−24) |
−17 (−27) |
−33 (−36) |
−37 (−38) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.77 (45) |
1.73 (44) |
1.79 (45) |
2.89 (73) |
4.08 (104) |
3.10 (79) |
2.57 (65) |
1.72 (44) |
1.58 (40) |
2.45 (62) |
1.80 (46) |
1.49 (38) |
26.97 (685) |
| Source 1: XMACIS2[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation)[8] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deerfield, South Dakota
- ↑ "Pennington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 34.
- ↑ "Deerfield 3 SE, South Dakota 1981-2010 Monthly Normals". Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ↑ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ↑ "Data of Meteorological Station Blind Park, South Dakota". geographic.org. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ↑ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Blind Park, South Dakota 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved December 18, 2023.
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44°01′02″N 103°50′03″W / 44.01722°N 103.83417°W / 44.01722; -103.83417
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