Crooks, SD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SIOUX FALLS WFO AP, SD US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Crooks has an annual average temperature of 46.6°F with about 28.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 7.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.59 in) and January the driest (0.66 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
57.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,233
Cooling need
621

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

272 of 366 (74.3%) of Crooks'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.

2010s
172
2020s
194

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 25.3°F 7.4°F 16.4°F 0.66 in
February 30.0°F 11.4°F 20.7°F 0.80 in
March 43.3°F 23.4°F 33.4°F 1.47 in
April 57.0°F 35.5°F 46.3°F 3.03 in
May 69.9°F 48.5°F 59.2°F 3.74 in
June 80.4°F 59.3°F 69.9°F 4.59 in
July 84.8°F 63.7°F 74.3°F 3.31 in
August 81.7°F 61.2°F 71.5°F 3.34 in
September 74.8°F 51.7°F 63.3°F 3.04 in
October 60.6°F 37.8°F 49.2°F 2.29 in
November 43.6°F 24.2°F 33.9°F 1.19 in
December 30.4°F 12.5°F 21.5°F 0.84 in

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