Florence, SD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RAUVILLE 2 W, SD US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Florence has an annual average temperature of 42.7°F with about 23.4 inches of precipitation per year and 31.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 1.5°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.59 in) and January the driest (0.65 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
59.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,313
Cooling need
288

Best time to visit Florence

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

193 of 366 (52.7%) of Florence'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
0
2010s
329
2020s
37

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 21.4°F 1.5°F 11.5°F 0.65 in 5.7 in 4
February 26.2°F 5.1°F 15.7°F 0.69 in 6.5 in 3
March 38.3°F 18.2°F 28.3°F 1.10 in 4.8 in 4
April 54.0°F 30.8°F 42.4°F 2.27 in 4.0 in 5
May 67.1°F 44.8°F 56.0°F 2.70 in 8
June 76.4°F 54.9°F 65.7°F 3.18 in 8
July 81.7°F 59.8°F 70.8°F 3.59 in 7
August 79.9°F 56.3°F 68.1°F 2.66 in 6
September 72.1°F 46.2°F 59.2°F 2.74 in 6
October 57.3°F 34.2°F 45.8°F 2.33 in 1.1 in 6
November 40.9°F 20.8°F 30.9°F 0.83 in 2.1 in 2
December 27.1°F 9.1°F 18.1°F 0.70 in 7.6 in 4

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