Alpena, SD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WESSINGTON SPRINGS, SD US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Alpena has an annual average temperature of 45.4°F with about 25.7 inches of precipitation per year and 44.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 7.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.85 in) and January the driest (0.64 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
56.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,533
Cooling need
480

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

42 of 366 (11.5%) of Alpena's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1890s
34
1900s
20
1910s
15
1950s
1
1960s
44
1970s
32
1980s
51
1990s
58
2000s
46
2010s
32
2020s
33

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 25.4°F 7.0°F 16.2°F 0.64 in 7.5 in 5
February 30.2°F 10.6°F 20.4°F 0.73 in 7.3 in 5
March 42.3°F 21.6°F 31.9°F 1.29 in 6.4 in 6
April 55.6°F 33.3°F 44.4°F 3.02 in 8.2 in 8
May 67.8°F 45.9°F 56.8°F 3.67 in 11
June 78.1°F 56.3°F 67.2°F 3.85 in 11
July 84.4°F 61.6°F 73.0°F 3.09 in 8
August 82.3°F 59.4°F 70.8°F 2.90 in 8
September 74.2°F 50.6°F 62.4°F 2.73 in 7
October 58.7°F 36.6°F 47.7°F 2.09 in 1.7 in 7
November 43.1°F 23.4°F 33.2°F 0.93 in 5.3 in 4
December 29.7°F 12.1°F 20.9°F 0.72 in 8.1 in 5

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