Edgemont, SD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from EDGEMONT, SD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
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Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Edgemont
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