Edgemont, SD

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

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Edgemont has an annual average temperature of 44.4°F with about 16.1 inches of precipitation per year and 36.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 4.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.65 in) and January the driest (0.37 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Annual swing
52.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,746
Cooling need
345

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

145 of 366 (39.6%) of Edgemont'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
0
1950s
0
1970s
7
1980s
52
1990s
63
2000s
46
2010s
118
2020s
80

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 33.6°F 4.3°F 18.9°F 0.37 in 5.0 in 5
February 38.4°F 7.8°F 23.1°F 0.48 in 5.6 in 5
March 50.3°F 18.0°F 34.2°F 0.95 in 6.4 in 6
April 59.3°F 27.4°F 43.4°F 1.84 in 4.6 in 9
May 68.7°F 37.9°F 53.3°F 2.65 in 1.0 in 11
June 80.1°F 47.9°F 64.0°F 2.64 in 10
July 88.8°F 54.8°F 71.8°F 2.21 in 8
August 87.3°F 52.1°F 69.7°F 1.50 in 7
September 77.6°F 41.5°F 59.5°F 1.21 in 0.1 in 6
October 61.8°F 27.3°F 44.5°F 1.26 in 2.7 in 7
November 46.9°F 14.8°F 30.8°F 0.56 in 4.7 in 5
December 34.8°F 5.4°F 20.1°F 0.44 in 6.1 in 4

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