Dell Rapids, SD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SIOUX FALLS 14 NNE, SD US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Dell Rapids has an annual average temperature of 45.1°F with about 29.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 6.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.99 in) and January the driest (0.71 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
56.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,563
Cooling need
414

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Climate change signal

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210 of 366 (57.4%) of Dell Rapids'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.

2000s
79
2010s
132
2020s
155

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 24.2°F 6.4°F 15.3°F 0.71 in 8
February 29.0°F 10.7°F 19.8°F 0.89 in 8
March 41.9°F 22.8°F 32.4°F 1.80 in 10
April 56.6°F 34.1°F 45.3°F 3.26 in 11
May 69.3°F 46.7°F 58.0°F 3.79 in 13
June 78.8°F 57.5°F 68.1°F 4.99 in 11
July 82.7°F 60.6°F 71.6°F 3.44 in 8
August 79.6°F 58.7°F 69.1°F 3.23 in 9
September 73.2°F 49.2°F 61.2°F 3.08 in 9
October 59.0°F 36.6°F 47.8°F 2.30 in 9
November 42.4°F 23.0°F 32.7°F 1.27 in 6
December 29.0°F 11.8°F 20.4°F 0.86 in 8

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