Howard, SD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HOWARD, SD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Howard has an annual average temperature of 46.6°F with about 26.4 inches of precipitation per year and 35.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 4.6°F). May is typically the wettest month (3.88 in) and January the driest (0.63 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Howard
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →27 of 366 (7.4%) of Howard'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 | 21 | |
| 1900s | 29 | |
| 1910s | 17 | |
| 1920s | 28 | |
| 1930s | 101 | |
| 1940s | 25 | |
| 1950s | 29 | |
| 1960s | 19 | |
| 1970s | 11 | |
| 1980s | 20 | |
| 1990s | 19 | |
| 2000s | 13 | |
| 2010s | 12 | |
| 2020s | 22 |
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 | 29.1°F | 4.6°F | 16.8°F | 0.63 in | 5.8 in | 5 |
| February | 34.1°F | 9.0°F | 21.5°F | 0.67 in | 6.4 in | 5 |
| March | 46.8°F | 20.8°F | 33.8°F | 1.37 in | 6.6 in | 5 |
| April | 61.0°F | 31.8°F | 46.4°F | 2.68 in | 5.2 in | 9 |
| May | 72.5°F | 44.8°F | 58.7°F | 3.88 in | — | 10 |
| June | 82.3°F | 55.8°F | 69.1°F | 3.70 in | — | 11 |
| July | 87.3°F | 60.2°F | 73.7°F | 3.51 in | — | 7 |
| August | 84.9°F | 57.6°F | 71.3°F | 2.89 in | — | 7 |
| September | 77.4°F | 48.4°F | 62.9°F | 2.96 in | — | 7 |
| October | 62.6°F | 35.1°F | 48.8°F | 2.35 in | 1.0 in | 6 |
| November | 46.9°F | 21.3°F | 34.1°F | 1.02 in | 3.2 in | 4 |
| December | 33.1°F | 10.2°F | 21.6°F | 0.69 in | 7.6 in | 5 |
Climate twins of Howard
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