Bridgewater, SD

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bridgewater has an annual average temperature of 46.4°F with about 27.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 7.7°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.23 in) and January the driest (0.59 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
56.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,269
Cooling need
585

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

50 of 366 (13.7%) of Bridgewater'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.

1940s
14
1950s
61
1960s
54
1970s
40
1980s
48
1990s
26
2000s
46
2010s
37
2020s
40

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 26.2°F 7.7°F 16.9°F 0.59 in
February 31.5°F 11.7°F 21.6°F 0.70 in
March 43.5°F 22.6°F 33.0°F 1.25 in
April 57.2°F 34.6°F 45.9°F 2.99 in
May 69.1°F 47.3°F 58.2°F 3.97 in
June 80.1°F 58.7°F 69.4°F 4.23 in
July 84.8°F 62.9°F 73.8°F 3.41 in
August 82.3°F 60.2°F 71.3°F 3.73 in
September 74.9°F 50.7°F 62.8°F 3.03 in
October 60.6°F 37.1°F 48.8°F 2.27 in
November 44.2°F 23.7°F 33.9°F 0.94 in
December 30.4°F 12.7°F 21.6°F 0.79 in

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