Hitchcock, SD

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

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Hitchcock has an annual average temperature of 44°F with about 22.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 2.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.09 in) and January the driest (0.49 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
59.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,001
Cooling need
426

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Hitchcock'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.

1940s
9
1950s
72
1960s
76
1970s
46
1980s
68
1990s
47
2000s
48
2010s
0

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 22.8°F 2.9°F 12.9°F 0.49 in 4
February 27.6°F 7.0°F 17.3°F 0.56 in 5
March 41.3°F 19.9°F 30.6°F 0.87 in 5
April 56.3°F 31.5°F 43.9°F 2.08 in 7
May 68.6°F 44.4°F 56.5°F 3.34 in 10
June 78.7°F 55.5°F 67.1°F 4.09 in 11
July 84.1°F 60.3°F 72.2°F 3.27 in 9
August 82.3°F 57.4°F 69.9°F 2.68 in 6
September 74.4°F 47.7°F 61.0°F 2.00 in 7
October 58.9°F 33.5°F 46.2°F 2.04 in 6
November 42.1°F 20.6°F 31.3°F 0.68 in 3
December 27.9°F 9.3°F 18.6°F 0.66 in 4

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