Lead Weather in 1978

Historical record of Lead, South Dakota weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.
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1978 Lead Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 96 °F September 6
Lowest temperature -19 °F December 30
Highest daily low 66 °F September 7
Lowest daily high 2 °F December 31
Most daily precipitation 2.6 inches April 18
Most daily snow 21.0 inches November 10
Total annual precipitation 28.9 inches -
Total annual snow 158.4 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Lead in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 96 °F Sep 6
2 93 °F Sep 5
2 93 °F Aug 12
4 91 °F Sep 7
5 90 °F Aug 11
5 90 °F Jul 27
7 89 °F Sep 4
7 89 °F Sep 3
7 89 °F Jul 16
7 89 °F Jul 11
Lowest Temperatures in Lead in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 -19 °F December 30
2 -18 °F December 31
3 -15 °F March 3
4 -13 °F December 29
5 -11 °F January 25
6 -8 °F February 2
7 -7 °F February 1
7 -7 °F January 8
9 -6 °F December 7
9 -6 °F November 19
January 1978 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
January 1
16 -5 0.00 0.0
January 2
34 13 0.00 0.0
January 3
34 15 0.00 0.0
January 4
46 15 0.00 0.0
January 5
44 27 0.00 0.0
January 6
45 33 0.00 0.0
January 7
38 5 0.09 2.0
January 8
12 -7 0.00 0.0
January 9
8 0 0.09 2.0
January 10
19 -1 0.00 0.0
January 11
33 8 0.00 0.0
January 12
34 26 0.00 0.0
January 13
28 11 0.01 0.1
January 14
36 14 0.00 0.0
January 15
27 4 0.00 0.0
January 16
23 -2 0.00 0.0
January 17
47 16 0.00 0.0
January 18
19 0 0.03 0.5
January 19
32 0 0.00 0.0
January 20
28 13 0.00 0.0
January 21
34 19 0.00 0.0
January 22
42 19 0.00 0.0
January 23
32 21 0.08 1.0
January 24
26 11 0.00 0.0
January 25
23 -11 0.17 4.0
January 26
16 -5 0.00 0.0
January 27
30 2 0.00 0.0
January 28
20 4 0.04 1.0
January 29
31 5 0.00 0.0
January 30
23 5 0.00 0.0
January 31
23 5 0.00 0.0
February 1978 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
February 1
14 -7 0.08 1.5
February 2
38 -8 0.00 0.0
February 3
46 20 0.00 0.0
February 4
42 25 0.00 0.0
February 5
50 23 0.00 0.0
February 6
46 14 0.00 0.0
February 7
42 13 0.20 5.0
February 8
34 11 0.01 0.2
February 9
34 13 0.05 1.0
February 10
40 20 0.00 0.0
February 11
23 6 0.12 1.5
February 12
11 6 0.19 2.5
February 13
18 2 0.15 1.5
February 14
20 2 0.04 0.5
February 15
26 0 0.00 0.0
February 16
19 2 0.01 0.2
February 17
26 1 0.00 0.0
February 18
30 15 0.01 0.2
February 19
27 18 0.15 2.5
February 20
26 7 0.21 2.5
February 21
49 18 0.00 0.0
February 22
42 26 0.00 0.0
February 23
49 25 0.00 0.0
February 24
43 16 0.22 1.0
February 25
21 11 0.00 0.0
February 26
36 6 0.00 0.0
February 27
30 15 0.00 0.0
February 28
21 3 0.16 2.5
March 1978 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
March 1
40 7 0.00 0.0
March 2
8 -4 0.01 0.0
March 3
12 -15 0.00 0.0
March 4
41 -2 0.00 0.0
March 5
40 26 0.05 0.5
March 6
37 26 0.08 1.5
March 7
40 26 0.00 0.0
March 8
55 26 0.00 0.0
March 9
51 33 0.00 0.0
March 10
42 28 0.05 0.5
March 11
45 19 0.00 0.0
March 12
40 26 0.00 0.0
March 13
35 21 0.08 1.0
March 14
30 21 0.02 0.3
March 15
30 18 0.08 1.5
March 16
33 16 0.03 0.5
March 17
58 27 0.00 0.0
March 18
57 32 0.00 0.0
March 19
58 27 0.00 0.0
March 20
50 32 0.00 0.0
March 21
56 34 0.00 0.0
March 22
47 28 0.00 0.0
March 23
32 25 0.11 2.0
March 24
46 26 0.00 0.0
March 25
47 32 0.09 1.0
March 26
56 30 0.00 0.0
March 27
61 41 0.00 0.0
March 28
59 37 0.00 0.0
March 29
72 39 0.00 0.0
March 30
72 45 0.00 0.0
March 31
65 41 0.00 0.0
April 1978 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
April 1
55 30 0.00 0.0
April 2
56 39 0.00 0.0
April 3
50 33 0.05 1.0
April 4
63 30 0.00 0.0
April 5
55 43 0.00 0.0
April 6
58 32 0.00 0.0
April 7
51 30 0.00 0.0
April 8
57 34 0.00 0.0
April 9
50 29 0.17 0.0
April 10
38 24 0.08 1.0
April 11
65 32 0.40 0.5
April 12
40 27 0.00 0.0
April 13
46 22 0.00 0.0
April 14
51 31 0.00 0.0
April 15
48 36 0.00 0.0
April 16
59 31 0.00 0.0
April 17
44 24 0.12 0.0
April 18
33 27 2.58 19.0
April 19
36 24 0.29 4.0
April 20
43 15 0.00 0.0
April 21
57 30 0.00 0.0
April 22
40 29 0.24 2.0
April 23
46 30 0.00 0.0
April 24
49 29 0.00 0.0
April 25
65 32 0.00 0.0
April 26
67 41 0.00 0.0
April 27
64 39 0.00 0.0
April 28
54 41 0.72 0.0
April 29
43 39 1.22 0.0
April 30
42 39 0.15 0.0
May 1978 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
May 1
43 37 0.23 0.0
May 2
55 33 0.00 0.0
May 3
54 34 0.35 0.0
May 4
40 33 0.83 1.0
May 5
43 32 0.28 1.0
May 6
42 33 0.06 1.0
May 7
34 28 1.22 11.0
May 8
34 30 1.84 16.0
May 9
58 33 0.00 0.0
May 10
67 33 0.00 0.0
May 11
64 40 0.00 0.0
May 12
50 37 0.10 0.0
May 13
66 33 0.00 0.0
May 14
81 50 0.00 0.0
May 15
87 56 0.00 0.0
May 16
84 52 0.00 0.0
May 17
55 47 0.09 0.0
May 18
52 39 0.94 0.0
May 19
52 37 0.02 0.0
May 20
61 32 0.02 0.0
May 21
73 50 0.00 0.0
May 22
73 51 0.00 0.0
May 23
75 48 0.00 0.0
May 24
78 53 0.00 0.0
May 25
77 48 0.00 0.0
May 26
67 46 0.00 0.0
May 27
62 44 0.00 0.0
May 28
63 43 0.07 0.0
May 29
69 44 0.04 0.0
May 30
65 40 0.56 0.0
May 31
51 35 0.01 0.0
June 1978 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
June 1
45 33 0.20 0.0
June 2
60 32 0.00 0.0
June 3
61 41 0.00 0.0
June 4
69 42 0.00 0.0
June 5
69 43 0.00 0.0
June 6
75 44 0.00 0.0
June 7
72 40 0.03 0.0
June 8
69 47 0.00 0.0
June 9
81 47 0.00 0.0
June 10
78 49 0.00 0.0
June 11
59 40 0.24 0.0
June 12
70 38 0.00 0.0
June 13
85 58 0.00 0.0
June 14
79 60 0.00 0.0
June 15
77 59 0.00 0.0
June 16
70 44 0.12 0.0
June 17
58 43 0.67 0.0
June 18
77 43 0.00 0.0
June 19
74 52 0.00 0.0
June 20
66 38 0.00 0.0
June 21
75 49 0.00 0.0
June 22
78 49 0.00 0.0
June 23
80 47 0.07 0.0
June 24
79 45 0.02 0.0
June 25
79 46 0.38 0.0
June 26
67 47 0.02 0.0
June 27
79 47 0.00 0.0
June 28
81 57 0.00 0.0
June 29
81 59 0.05 0.0
June 30
78 60 0.27 0.0
July 1978 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
July 1
78 54 0.27 0.0
July 2
80 52 0.00 0.0
July 3
80 55 0.00 0.0
July 4
85 66 0.00 0.0
July 5
85 49 0.00 0.0
July 6
75 50 1.21 0.0
July 7
69 47 0.20 0.0
July 8
71 52 0.30 0.0
July 9
67 47 0.17 0.0
July 10
77 49 0.00 0.0
July 11
89 60 0.00 0.0
July 12
84 52 0.00 0.0
July 13
85 43 0.00 0.0
July 14
83 56 0.00 0.0
July 15
87 54 0.00 0.0
July 16
89 59 0.20 0.0
July 17
77 59 0.30 0.0
July 18
78 52 0.00 0.0
July 19
74 49 0.01 0.0
July 20
62 52 0.00 0.0
July 21
59 46 1.59 0.0
July 22
68 42 0.01 0.0
July 23
81 50 0.00 0.0
July 24
88 64 0.00 0.0
July 25
88 59 0.00 0.0
July 26
79 57 0.00 0.0
July 27
90 54 0.00 0.0
July 28
86 65 0.00 0.0
July 29
73 52 0.09 0.0
July 30
73 54 0.14 0.0
July 31
72 51 0.25 0.0
August 1978 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
August 1
69 48 0.01 0.0
August 2
68 44 0.23 0.0
August 3
62 37 0.00 0.0
August 4
75 46 0.00 0.0
August 5
82 53 0.00 0.0
August 6
86 52 0.00 0.0
August 7
83 57 0.00 0.0
August 8
79 54 0.00 0.0
August 9
79 54 0.00 0.0
August 10
85 54 0.00 0.0
August 11
90 45 0.00 0.0
August 12
93 47 0.00 0.0
August 13
88 57 0.00 0.0
August 14
84 49 0.87 0.0
August 15
69 46 0.55 0.0
August 16
82 51 0.00 0.0
August 17
74 49 0.00 0.0
August 18
58 43 0.03 0.0
August 19
71 36 0.00 0.0
August 20
82 41 0.00 0.0
August 21
83 54 0.00 0.0
August 22
78 56 0.00 0.0
August 23
76 59 0.00 0.0
August 24
83 63 0.00 0.0
August 25
84 64 0.00 0.0
August 26
79 58 0.00 0.0
August 27
74 46 0.62 0.0
August 28
64 47 0.00 0.0
August 29
68 45 0.03 0.0
August 30
73 47 0.00 0.0
August 31
86 57 0.00 0.0
September 1978 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
September 1
80 57 0.00 0.0
September 2
85 58 0.00 0.0
September 3
89 65 0.00 0.0
September 4
89 66 0.00 0.0
September 5
93 59 0.00 0.0
September 6
96 65 0.00 0.0
September 7
91 66 0.00 0.0
September 8
86 64 0.00 0.0
September 9
84 48 0.00 0.0
September 10
88 57 0.05 0.0
September 11
68 48 0.19 0.0
September 12
57 42 0.01 0.0
September 13
54 37 0.00 0.0
September 14
65 43 0.00 0.0
September 15
77 41 0.00 0.0
September 16
77 42 0.00 0.0
September 17
60 40 0.02 0.0
September 18
63 39 0.09 0.0
September 19
52 31 0.00 0.0
September 20
51 29 0.00 0.0
September 21
62 32 0.00 0.0
September 22
72 46 0.00 0.0
September 23
74 50 0.00 0.0
September 24
76 50 0.00 0.0
September 25
81 59 0.00 0.0
September 26
76 53 0.00 0.0
September 27
82 47 0.00 0.0
September 28
76 59 0.00 0.0
September 29
59 43 0.04 0.0
September 30
71 38 0.00 0.0
October 1978 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
October 1
68 48 0.00 0.0
October 2
55 38 0.03 0.0
October 3
60 31 0.00 0.0
October 4
57 37 0.00 0.0
October 5
47 32 0.00 0.0
October 6
56 25 0.00 0.0
October 7
68 35 0.00 0.0
October 8
70 48 0.00 0.0
October 9
63 41 0.00 0.0
October 10
75 41 0.00 0.0
October 11
68 46 0.00 0.0
October 12
47 32 0.18 0.5
October 13
46 28 0.00 0.0
October 14
53 26 0.00 0.0
October 15
55 44 0.00 0.0
October 16
73 36 0.00 0.0
October 17
60 42 0.00 0.0
October 18
55 32 0.30 2.0
October 19
68 41 0.00 0.0
October 20
70 47 0.00 0.0
October 21
64 45 0.00 0.0
October 22
45 28 0.10 0.5
October 23
63 28 0.00 0.0
October 24
74 47 0.00 0.0
October 25
47 28 0.32 2.0
October 26
57 30 0.00 0.0
October 27
51 29 0.00 0.0
October 28
55 35 0.00 0.0
October 29
69 43 0.00 0.0
October 30
44 29 0.00 0.0
October 31
53 26 0.00 0.0
November 1978 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
November 1
69 40 0.00 0.0
November 2
69 41 0.00 0.0
November 3
69 43 0.00 0.0
November 4
61 33 0.00 0.0
November 5
47 27 0.00 0.0
November 6
49 24 0.00 0.0
November 7
61 38 0.00 0.0
November 8
66 40 0.00 0.0
November 9
54 24 0.13 1.0
November 10
25 10 0.82 21.0
November 11
13 7 0.10 1.5
November 12
34 11 0.00 0.0
November 13
22 8 0.01 0.2
November 14
30 9 0.00 0.0
November 15
37 14 0.00 0.0
November 16
46 18 0.00 0.0
November 17
42 25 0.00 0.0
November 18
34 3 0.02 1.0
November 19
3 -6 0.00 0.0
November 20
8 -5 0.01 0.2
November 21
42 2 0.00 0.0
November 22
47 28 0.00 0.0
November 23
37 28 0.00 0.0
November 24
42 25 0.00 0.0
November 25
36 24 0.00 0.0
November 26
32 24 0.18 2.0
November 27
24 15 0.20 6.0
November 28
34 16 0.07 0.5
November 29
31 24 0.00 0.0
November 30
35 21 0.00 0.0
December 1978 Lead Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
December 1
38 6 0.09 1.0
December 2
16 5 0.06 0.5
December 3
29 3 0.00 0.0
December 4
37 16 0.14 2.0
December 5
18 11 0.20 3.5
December 6
12 -2 0.00 0.0
December 7
8 -6 0.00 0.0
December 8
11 -2 0.00 0.0
December 9
23 2 0.04 0.5
December 10
28 21 0.04 0.5
December 11
46 12 0.00 0.0
December 12
40 20 0.04 0.5
December 13
35 17 0.00 0.0
December 14
46 17 0.00 0.0
December 15
36 23 0.05 1.0
December 16
27 12 0.00 0.0
December 17
42 19 0.00 0.0
December 18
47 30 0.00 0.0
December 19
48 19 0.19 2.0
December 20
25 15 0.01 0.0
December 21
33 14 0.13 2.0
December 22
33 15 0.00 0.0
December 23
31 13 0.17 2.0
December 24
36 14 0.16 2.0
December 25
30 14 0.10 3.0
December 26
25 7 0.01 0.0
December 27
35 10 0.00 0.0
December 28
32 -4 0.00 0.0
December 29
5 -13 0.00 0.0
December 30
5 -19 0.01 0.0
December 31
2 -18 0.00 0.0
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