Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
| Table 1. Average monthly precipitation (cm, inches) at Waubay National Wildlife Refuge, Day County, South Dakota, 1954-1993. | ||
| PRECIPITATION | ||
| cm | inches | |
| January | 1.17 | 0.46 |
| February | 1.30 | 0.51 |
| March | 2.31 | 0.91 |
| April | 4.72 | 1.86 |
| May | 7.09 | 2.79 |
| June | 9.42 | 3.71 |
| July | 8.03 | 3.16 |
| August | 6.96 | 2.74 |
| September | 4.37 | 1.72 |
| October | 3.28 | 1.29 |
| November | 1.85 | 0.73 |
| December | 1.12 | 0.44 |
| April-August | 36.22 | 14.26 |
| Total | 51.62 | 20.32 |