Highmore, SD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HIGHMORE 1 W, SD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Highmore
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Highmore
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