Bonesteel, SD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BONESTEEL, SD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Bonesteel has an annual average temperature of 47.6°F with about 25.9 inches of precipitation per year and 37.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 10.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.30 in) and December the driest (0.33 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Bonesteel
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All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Bonesteel'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.
| 1950s | 26 | |
| 1960s | 77 | |
| 1970s | 74 | |
| 1980s | 80 | |
| 1990s | 56 | |
| 2000s | 53 |
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 | 31.3°F | 10.7°F | 21.0°F | 0.40 in | 5.5 in | 3 |
| February | 35.5°F | 13.7°F | 24.6°F | 0.73 in | 5.9 in | 4 |
| March | 46.8°F | 22.6°F | 34.7°F | 1.42 in | 5.5 in | 5 |
| April | 57.9°F | 33.6°F | 45.7°F | 3.10 in | 7.7 in | 7 |
| May | 69.1°F | 45.2°F | 57.1°F | 4.30 in | — | 9 |
| June | 79.8°F | 57.1°F | 68.4°F | 3.90 in | — | 8 |
| July | 86.5°F | 61.8°F | 74.1°F | 3.16 in | — | 7 |
| August | 84.8°F | 60.1°F | 72.4°F | 2.79 in | — | 5 |
| September | 76.4°F | 50.7°F | 63.6°F | 2.91 in | — | 4 |
| October | 61.9°F | 37.4°F | 49.7°F | 1.97 in | 2.0 in | 5 |
| November | 46.8°F | 24.2°F | 35.5°F | 0.92 in | 6.9 in | 4 |
| December | 34.1°F | 14.7°F | 24.4°F | 0.33 in | 3.7 in | 3 |
Climate twins of Bonesteel
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