Highmore, SD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HIGHMORE 1 W, SD US.

Dwa Monsoon continental (hot summer) climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Highmore has an annual average temperature of 45.9°F with about 22.8 inches of precipitation per year and 40 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 6.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.03 in) and January the driest (0.36 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
56.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,389
Cooling need
498

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

26 of 366 (7.1%) of Highmore'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
14
1900s
26
1910s
17
1920s
25
1930s
77
1940s
23
1950s
28
1960s
19
1970s
33
1980s
28
1990s
16
2000s
21
2010s
27
2020s
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 26.6°F 6.6°F 16.6°F 0.36 in 6.7 in 3
February 31.7°F 10.6°F 21.2°F 0.62 in 9.5 in 4
March 44.4°F 21.7°F 33.1°F 1.07 in 5.8 in 4
April 58.6°F 32.3°F 45.5°F 2.52 in 4.8 in 6
May 69.7°F 43.8°F 56.8°F 3.69 in 8
June 79.0°F 54.7°F 66.9°F 4.03 in 9
July 86.0°F 60.3°F 73.2°F 2.97 in 6
August 84.6°F 58.5°F 71.5°F 2.60 in 5
September 76.7°F 49.5°F 63.1°F 2.02 in 4
October 60.6°F 36.1°F 48.3°F 1.86 in 1.3 in 4
November 43.8°F 22.4°F 33.1°F 0.55 in 5.5 in 3
December 30.5°F 11.6°F 21.0°F 0.47 in 6.4 in 3

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