Faith, SD

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

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Faith has an annual average temperature of 46.4°F with about 19 inches of precipitation per year and 55.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 10.6°F). May is typically the wettest month (3.23 in) and January the driest (0.50 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,212
Cooling need
504

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Faith'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.

1910s
2
1920s
13
1930s
96
1940s
71
1950s
33
1960s
27
1970s
18
1980s
29
1990s
36
2000s
29
2010s
12

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 29.2°F 10.6°F 19.9°F 0.50 in 10.4 in 5
February 32.4°F 13.2°F 22.8°F 0.71 in 9.7 in 5
March 44.7°F 23.0°F 33.8°F 0.97 in 10.1 in 5
April 57.6°F 33.2°F 45.4°F 1.95 in 7.2 in 8
May 68.1°F 43.9°F 56.0°F 3.23 in 0.3 in 9
June 78.6°F 54.0°F 66.3°F 3.12 in 10
July 86.7°F 60.3°F 73.5°F 2.89 in 8
August 85.5°F 58.5°F 72.0°F 1.60 in 6
September 75.8°F 49.3°F 62.6°F 1.32 in 5
October 59.0°F 36.2°F 47.6°F 1.58 in 2.8 in 6
November 43.3°F 23.5°F 33.4°F 0.59 in 6.1 in 4
December 32.4°F 13.9°F 23.1°F 0.59 in 8.9 in 4

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