Yankton Weather in 1978

Historical record of Yankton, South Dakota weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.
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1978 Yankton Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 100 °F September 7
Lowest temperature -22 °F January 11
Highest daily low 73 °F June 30
Lowest daily high -7 °F January 17
Most daily precipitation 2.0 inches July 6
Most daily snow 5.0 inches December 3
Total annual precipitation 22.0 inches -
Total annual snow 25.7 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Yankton in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 100 °F Sep 7
1 100 °F Jul 5
3 99 °F Jun 30
4 98 °F Sep 8
4 98 °F Sep 6
6 97 °F Jul 26
6 97 °F Jul 18
6 97 °F Jul 1
9 96 °F Aug 15
9 96 °F Jun 15
Lowest Temperatures in Yankton in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 -22 °F January 11
2 -21 °F January 21
2 -21 °F January 20
2 -21 °F January 10
5 -19 °F February 2
5 -19 °F January 18
5 -19 °F January 17
8 -18 °F February 3
9 -16 °F February 18
10 -15 °F February 19
January 1978 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
January 1
18 -11 0.07 0.7
January 2
14 -10 0.00 0.0
January 3
17 -5 0.00 0.0
January 4
30 -3 0.00 0.0
January 5
17 5 0.00 0.0
January 6
24 11 0.00 0.0
January 7
21 13 0.00 0.0
January 8
21 -7 0.00 0.0
January 9
-4 -9 0.00 0.0
January 10
-5 -21 0.00 0.0
January 11
2 -22 0.00 0.0
January 12
20 -5 0.02 1.0
January 13
27 15 0.00 0.0
January 14
18 -4 0.00 0.0
January 15
12 -10 0.00 0.0
January 16
8 -11 0.00 0.0
January 17
-7 -19 0.00 0.0
January 18
13 -19 0.00 0.0
January 19
14 -10 0.18 2.0
January 20
-4 -21 0.00 0.0
January 21
4 -21 0.00 0.0
January 22
20 -14 0.00 0.0
January 23
30 6 0.00 0.0
January 24
30 6 0.00 0.0
January 25
32 1 0.00 0.0
January 26
1 -7 0.02 1.0
January 27
1 -12 0.00 0.0
January 28
3 -11 0.00 0.0
January 29
6 -12 0.00 0.0
January 30
11 -11 0.05 1.0
January 31
17 -10 0.00 0.0
February 1978 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
February 1
20 -13 0.20 4.0
February 2
15 -19 0.02 0.0
February 3
4 -18 0.00 0.0
February 4
20 -9 0.00 0.0
February 5
18 -8 0.00 0.0
February 6
6 -9 0.00 0.0
February 7
11 -4 0.04 1.0
February 8
15 3 0.03 0.0
February 9
15 4 0.00 0.0
February 10
22 6 0.05 1.0
February 11
25 11 0.00 0.0
February 12
27 21 0.00 0.0
February 13
25 13 0.20 4.0
February 14
18 5 0.02 0.0
February 15
14 6 0.00 0.0
February 16
10 -6 0.00 0.0
February 17
14 -14 0.00 0.0
February 18
10 -16 0.00 0.0
February 19
16 -15 0.00 0.0
February 20
25 -10 0.02 0.0
February 21
14 -3 0.00 0.0
February 22
18 -8 0.00 0.0
February 23
39 17 0.02 0.0
February 24
37 20 0.00 0.0
February 25
37 9 0.00 0.0
February 26
20 -6 0.00 0.0
February 27
23 -5 0.00 0.0
February 28
26 9 0.00 0.0
March 1978 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
March 1
17 -8 0.00 0.0
March 2
21 -7 0.07 1.0
March 3
23 -4 0.05 1.0
March 4
6 -14 0.00 0.0
March 5
15 -14 0.00 0.0
March 6
30 9 0.00 0.0
March 7
25 19 0.00 0.0
March 8
32 6 0.00 0.0
March 9
32 11 0.00 0.0
March 10
43 22 0.00 0.0
March 11
37 26 0.00 0.0
March 12
41 22 0.00 0.0
March 13
43 22 0.08 0.0
March 14
38 28 0.07 0.0
March 15
37 29 0.00 0.0
March 16
38 27 0.00 0.0
March 17
38 15 0.00 0.0
March 18
37 15 0.00 0.0
March 19
50 31 0.00 0.0
March 20
48 31 0.00 0.0
March 21
50 29 0.00 0.0
March 22
63 28 0.00 0.0
March 23
50 29 0.00 0.0
March 24
44 26 0.00 0.0
March 25
43 23 0.00 0.0
March 26
46 24 0.00 0.0
March 27
64 24 0.00 0.0
March 28
76 30 0.00 0.0
March 29
56 30 0.00 0.0
March 30
61 35 0.00 0.0
March 31
86 47 0.00 0.0
April 1978 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
April 1
79 35 0.00 0.0
April 2
51 32 0.91 0.0
April 3
48 32 0.30 0.0
April 4
55 33 0.00 0.0
April 5
60 38 0.10 0.0
April 6
52 43 0.13 0.0
April 7
72 42 0.00 0.0
April 8
53 43 0.25 0.0
April 9
71 43 0.05 0.0
April 10
53 37 0.22 0.0
April 11
53 32 0.04 0.0
April 12
69 34 0.00 0.0
April 13
56 31 0.00 0.0
April 14
56 34 0.00 0.0
April 15
49 34 0.00 0.0
April 16
52 36 0.00 0.0
April 17
53 39 0.27 0.0
April 18
42 34 0.50 0.0
April 19
40 33 0.12 0.0
April 20
38 29 0.00 0.0
April 21
42 25 0.00 0.0
April 22
57 28 0.00 0.0
April 23
47 39 0.17 0.0
April 24
50 39 0.08 0.0
April 25
46 34 0.02 0.0
April 26
62 34 0.00 0.0
April 27
63 41 0.00 0.0
April 28
68 42 0.05 0.0
April 29
69 42 0.00 0.0
April 30
61 48 0.06 0.0
May 1978 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
May 1
64 36 0.00 0.0
May 2
61 29 0.00 0.0
May 3
63 29 0.00 0.0
May 4
64 34 0.00 0.0
May 5
62 41 0.00 0.0
May 6
64 38 0.00 0.0
May 7
57 41 0.30 0.0
May 8
54 41 0.64 0.0
May 9
51 43 0.04 0.0
May 10
68 41 0.00 0.0
May 11
83 48 0.00 0.0
May 12
78 55 0.00 0.0
May 13
62 44 0.00 0.0
May 14
68 41 0.00 0.0
May 15
75 43 0.00 0.0
May 16
76 46 0.00 0.0
May 17
74 50 0.00 0.0
May 18
71 50 0.00 0.0
May 19
74 50 0.13 0.0
May 20
82 50 0.00 0.0
May 21
70 42 0.00 0.0
May 22
79 46 0.00 0.0
May 23
74 57 0.00 0.0
May 24
81 58 0.00 0.0
May 25
88 60 0.00 0.0
May 26
91 64 0.02 0.0
May 27
82 61 0.46 0.0
May 28
74 60 0.00 0.0
May 29
77 58 0.49 0.0
May 30
67 50 0.05 0.0
May 31
76 48 0.77 0.0
June 1978 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
June 1
60 48 0.12 0.0
June 2
62 43 0.00 0.0
June 3
71 45 0.00 0.0
June 4
74 50 0.00 0.0
June 5
79 49 0.03 0.0
June 6
80 51 0.00 0.0
June 7
82 54 0.00 0.0
June 8
66 41 0.00 0.0
June 9
78 45 0.00 0.0
June 10
92 55 0.00 0.0
June 11
94 66 0.00 0.0
June 12
83 55 0.00 0.0
June 13
77 56 0.00 0.0
June 14
88 58 0.00 0.0
June 15
96 68 0.00 0.0
June 16
93 69 0.00 0.0
June 17
90 67 0.00 0.0
June 18
79 54 0.07 0.0
June 19
84 54 0.00 0.0
June 20
86 50 0.00 0.0
June 21
75 49 0.00 0.0
June 22
85 49 0.30 0.0
June 23
77 60 0.65 0.0
June 24
79 63 0.00 0.0
June 25
89 65 0.22 0.0
June 26
90 62 0.88 0.0
June 27
83 59 0.00 0.0
June 28
87 62 0.04 0.0
June 29
94 70 0.00 0.0
June 30
99 73 0.00 0.0
July 1978 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
July 1
97 71 0.00 0.0
July 2
87 64 0.00 0.0
July 3
90 65 0.00 0.0
July 4
90 68 0.21 0.0
July 5
100 64 0.56 0.0
July 6
89 64 2.00 0.0
July 7
84 60 0.58 0.0
July 8
82 60 0.00 0.0
July 9
80 61 0.00 0.0
July 10
72 53 0.00 0.0
July 11
76 57 0.00 0.0
July 12
83 60 0.00 0.0
July 13
91 56 0.00 0.0
July 14
84 59 0.02 0.0
July 15
90 61 0.00 0.0
July 16
93 64 0.00 0.0
July 17
93 72 0.00 0.0
July 18
97 63 0.36 0.0
July 19
79 61 0.00 0.0
July 20
86 63 0.40 0.0
July 21
79 63 1.74 0.0
July 22
77 62 1.80 0.0
July 23
77 51 0.18 0.0
July 24
81 54 0.00 0.0
July 25
87 64 0.00 0.0
July 26
97 64 0.11 0.0
July 27
86 60 0.00 0.0
July 28
82 60 0.00 0.0
July 29
93 65 0.00 0.0
July 30
72 58 0.00 0.0
July 31
79 59 0.00 0.0
August 1978 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
August 1
80 57 0.00 0.0
August 2
88 58 0.11 0.0
August 3
77 48 0.00 0.0
August 4
73 46 0.00 0.0
August 5
80 48 0.00 0.0
August 6
85 62 0.00 0.0
August 7
89 65 0.00 0.0
August 8
94 69 0.00 0.0
August 9
90 58 0.03 0.0
August 10
85 56 0.00 0.0
August 11
87 60 0.00 0.0
August 12
88 65 0.00 0.0
August 13
94 66 0.00 0.0
August 14
94 71 0.00 0.0
August 15
96 63 1.33 0.0
August 16
76 59 0.04 0.0
August 17
86 62 0.00 0.0
August 18
91 58 0.00 0.0
August 19
73 50 0.00 0.0
August 20
80 51 0.00 0.0
August 21
85 62 0.00 0.0
August 22
93 66 0.00 0.0
August 23
93 72 0.00 0.0
August 24
94 68 0.00 0.0
August 25
90 66 0.00 0.0
August 26
85 67 0.16 0.0
August 27
80 64 0.04 0.0
August 28
80 58 0.00 0.0
August 29
77 51 0.00 0.0
August 30
81 52 0.00 0.0
August 31
n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
September 1978 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
September 1
85 59 0.00 0.0
September 2
85 67 0.00 0.0
September 3
91 61 0.00 0.0
September 4
94 62 0.00 0.0
September 5
94 65 0.00 0.0
September 6
98 68 0.00 0.0
September 7
100 71 0.00 0.0
September 8
98 67 0.00 0.0
September 9
93 66 0.00 0.0
September 10
91 68 0.00 0.0
September 11
93 71 0.00 0.0
September 12
94 60 0.96 0.0
September 13
83 56 0.00 0.0
September 14
66 50 0.16 0.0
September 15
76 51 0.00 0.0
September 16
78 53 0.00 0.0
September 17
76 45 0.00 0.0
September 18
67 50 0.28 0.0
September 19
86 57 0.03 0.0
September 20
63 50 0.00 0.0
September 21
61 41 0.00 0.0
September 22
72 42 0.00 0.0
September 23
76 47 0.00 0.0
September 24
83 51 0.00 0.0
September 25
82 48 0.00 0.0
September 26
82 48 0.00 0.0
September 27
87 45 0.00 0.0
September 28
72 46 0.00 0.0
September 29
82 51 0.00 0.0
September 30
70 48 0.00 0.0
October 1978 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
October 1
70 45 0.00 0.0
October 2
85 49 0.00 0.0
October 3
75 53 0.00 0.0
October 4
59 30 0.00 0.0
October 5
65 35 0.00 0.0
October 6
54 39 0.00 0.0
October 7
54 27 0.00 0.0
October 8
63 27 0.00 0.0
October 9
76 41 0.00 0.0
October 10
69 40 0.00 0.0
October 11
73 42 0.00 0.0
October 12
76 48 0.13 0.0
October 13
59 39 0.32 0.0
October 14
55 35 0.00 0.0
October 15
55 35 0.00 0.0
October 16
62 28 0.00 0.0
October 17
55 28 0.00 0.0
October 18
66 44 0.00 0.0
October 19
66 35 0.00 0.0
October 20
73 39 0.00 0.0
October 21
85 40 0.00 0.0
October 22
72 46 0.00 0.0
October 23
47 24 0.00 0.0
October 24
56 22 0.00 0.0
October 25
74 45 0.00 0.0
October 26
52 32 0.06 0.0
October 27
56 29 0.00 0.0
October 28
59 30 0.00 0.0
October 29
60 32 0.00 0.0
October 30
75 32 0.00 0.0
October 31
60 32 0.00 0.0
November 1978 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
November 1
58 30 0.00 0.0
November 2
73 32 0.00 0.0
November 3
78 39 0.00 0.0
November 4
74 34 0.00 0.0
November 5
75 34 0.00 0.0
November 6
51 24 0.00 0.0
November 7
54 24 0.00 0.0
November 8
65 35 0.00 0.0
November 9
74 35 0.00 0.0
November 10
63 37 0.00 0.0
November 11
44 30 0.00 0.0
November 12
34 27 0.11 0.0
November 13
46 29 0.16 0.0
November 14
37 20 0.00 0.0
November 15
35 18 0.00 0.0
November 16
45 21 0.00 0.0
November 17
36 21 0.05 0.0
November 18
42 18 0.00 0.0
November 19
30 10 0.00 0.0
November 20
20 10 0.00 0.0
November 21
16 10 0.00 0.0
November 22
19 11 0.00 0.0
November 23
32 18 0.02 n/a
November 24
35 16 0.00 0.0
November 25
45 19 0.00 0.0
November 26
38 22 0.00 0.0
November 27
28 15 0.05 2.0
November 28
30 0 0.00 n/a
November 29
39 5 0.00 0.0
November 30
35 14 0.00 0.0
December 1978 Yankton Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
December 1
32 15 0.00 0.0
December 2
24 11 0.00 0.0
December 3
15 -1 0.22 5.0
December 4
22 -3 0.00 0.0
December 5
40 22 0.01 0.0
December 6
29 -4 0.00 0.0
December 7
7 -5 0.00 0.0
December 8
11 -9 0.03 0.0
December 9
16 -9 0.00 0.0
December 10
13 -1 0.00 0.0
December 11
38 11 0.00 0.0
December 12
36 19 0.00 0.0
December 13
41 22 0.00 0.0
December 14
35 26 0.00 0.0
December 15
37 18 0.00 0.0
December 16
43 18 0.00 0.0
December 17
37 17 0.00 0.0
December 18
37 17 0.00 0.0
December 19
36 20 0.00 0.0
December 20
35 19 0.05 1.0
December 21
28 20 0.00 0.0
December 22
37 25 0.00 0.0
December 23
36 27 0.00 0.0
December 24
33 -7 0.00 0.0
December 25
14 -4 0.00 0.0
December 26
25 7 0.00 0.0
December 27
23 6 0.00 0.0
December 28
31 6 0.00 0.0
December 29
34 5 0.00 0.0
December 30
8 -2 0.00 0.0
December 31
7 -6 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1932–2024 Yankton 2 E location