Langford, SD

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Langford has an annual average temperature of 42.3°F with about 24.3 inches of precipitation per year and 45.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 0.4°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.41 in) and February the driest (0.64 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
60°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,475
Cooling need
291

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

28 of 366 (7.7%) of Langford'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
8
1910s
12
1920s
37
1930s
84
1940s
34
1950s
30
1960s
21
1970s
19
1980s
46
1990s
20
2000s
18
2010s
18
2020s
19

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 20.4°F 0.4°F 10.4°F 0.66 in 8.3 in 5
February 25.3°F 4.7°F 15.0°F 0.64 in 9.8 in 5
March 38.7°F 17.6°F 28.2°F 0.87 in 6.1 in 5
April 54.7°F 30.4°F 42.5°F 1.96 in 5.1 in 7
May 68.4°F 42.8°F 55.6°F 3.04 in 10
June 77.9°F 53.7°F 65.8°F 4.13 in 10
July 82.5°F 58.3°F 70.4°F 4.41 in 9
August 81.0°F 56.1°F 68.5°F 2.50 in 8
September 72.7°F 47.0°F 59.8°F 2.56 in 7
October 57.3°F 33.6°F 45.4°F 2.15 in 1.2 in 7
November 39.3°F 19.3°F 29.3°F 0.69 in 5.1 in 5
December 25.6°F 7.1°F 16.3°F 0.66 in 9.8 in 5

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