Burke, SD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GREGORY, SD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Burke has an annual average temperature of 47.3°F with about 26.7 inches of precipitation per year and 45 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 10.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.18 in) and January the driest (0.55 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Burke
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →27 of 366 (7.4%) of Burke'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.
| 1900s | 8 | |
| 1910s | 2 | |
| 1920s | 0 | |
| 1930s | 87 | |
| 1940s | 37 | |
| 1950s | 38 | |
| 1960s | 36 | |
| 1970s | 23 | |
| 1980s | 43 | |
| 1990s | 32 | |
| 2000s | 21 | |
| 2010s | 20 | |
| 2020s | 19 |
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 | 31.6°F | 10.1°F | 20.9°F | 0.55 in | 6.8 in | 3 |
| February | 35.9°F | 13.1°F | 24.5°F | 0.75 in | 8.5 in | 4 |
| March | 46.8°F | 22.5°F | 34.7°F | 1.34 in | 5.3 in | 5 |
| April | 57.6°F | 33.3°F | 45.4°F | 3.12 in | 5.4 in | 8 |
| May | 68.8°F | 45.0°F | 56.9°F | 4.13 in | — | 10 |
| June | 79.6°F | 55.9°F | 67.8°F | 4.18 in | — | 10 |
| July | 86.6°F | 61.7°F | 74.2°F | 2.99 in | — | 7 |
| August | 84.7°F | 59.3°F | 72.0°F | 3.14 in | — | 7 |
| September | 76.7°F | 49.6°F | 63.1°F | 2.41 in | — | 6 |
| October | 61.6°F | 35.7°F | 48.7°F | 2.36 in | 1.7 in | 6 |
| November | 46.8°F | 23.0°F | 34.9°F | 0.95 in | 6.9 in | 4 |
| December | 34.5°F | 13.8°F | 24.2°F | 0.74 in | 10.4 in | 4 |
Climate twins of Burke
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