Ipswich, SD

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ipswich has an annual average temperature of 43.7°F with about 20.2 inches of precipitation per year and 33.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 3.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.48 in) and January the driest (0.35 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
58.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,052
Cooling need
372

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

15 of 366 (4.1%) of Ipswich'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
30
1910s
27
1920s
30
1930s
95
1940s
31
1950s
0
1960s
14
1970s
28
1980s
29
1990s
23
2000s
21
2010s
16
2020s
8

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 23.5°F 3.0°F 13.3°F 0.35 in 6.0 in 4
February 28.3°F 6.9°F 17.6°F 0.54 in 6.8 in 4
March 41.2°F 18.9°F 30.0°F 0.85 in 5.4 in 5
April 56.5°F 31.0°F 43.8°F 1.79 in 4.0 in 6
May 69.0°F 43.6°F 56.3°F 2.99 in 8
June 78.5°F 54.7°F 66.6°F 3.48 in 9
July 83.7°F 59.4°F 71.6°F 3.13 in 7
August 81.8°F 56.6°F 69.2°F 2.40 in 6
September 73.5°F 47.0°F 60.2°F 1.94 in 5
October 58.4°F 33.6°F 46.0°F 1.67 in 1.1 in 5
November 41.9°F 19.7°F 30.8°F 0.54 in 4.7 in 3
December 28.3°F 8.8°F 18.6°F 0.48 in 5.7 in 4

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