Elkton, SD

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

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Elkton has an annual average temperature of 43.3°F with about 28.5 inches of precipitation per year and 40.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 3.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.53 in) and January the driest (0.54 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
57.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,112
Cooling need
303

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

23 of 366 (6.3%) of Elkton'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.

1890s
42
1900s
18
1910s
19
1920s
36
1930s
80
1940s
22
1950s
31
1960s
20
1970s
11
1980s
23
1990s
15
2000s
17
2010s
13
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 22.6°F 3.5°F 13.1°F 0.54 in 5.8 in 5
February 27.6°F 7.0°F 17.3°F 0.76 in 8.2 in 6
March 39.7°F 19.3°F 29.5°F 1.32 in 6.2 in 6
April 54.4°F 31.4°F 42.9°F 2.67 in 4.8 in 8
May 67.0°F 44.7°F 55.8°F 4.12 in 0.1 in 10
June 76.8°F 56.1°F 66.4°F 4.53 in 10
July 81.3°F 59.9°F 70.6°F 3.81 in 8
August 79.0°F 57.2°F 68.1°F 3.60 in 7
September 72.3°F 47.8°F 60.0°F 3.07 in 6
October 58.2°F 34.2°F 46.2°F 2.21 in 1.2 in 6
November 41.4°F 21.1°F 31.2°F 1.01 in 5.6 in 5
December 27.5°F 9.6°F 18.6°F 0.85 in 8.5 in 6

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