Lemmon, SD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LEMMON, SD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Lemmon has an annual average temperature of 45.7°F with about 18 inches of precipitation per year and 42.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.03 in) and January the driest (0.26 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Lemmon
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →49 of 366 (13.4%) of Lemmon'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.
| 1900s | 0 | |
| 1910s | 20 | |
| 1920s | 28 | |
| 1930s | 70 | |
| 1940s | 22 | |
| 1950s | 23 | |
| 1960s | 29 | |
| 1970s | 17 | |
| 1980s | 27 | |
| 1990s | 29 | |
| 2000s | 36 | |
| 2010s | 32 | |
| 2020s | 33 |
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 | 28.8°F | 8.9°F | 18.9°F | 0.26 in | 4.5 in | 4 |
| February | 32.6°F | 12.0°F | 22.3°F | 0.48 in | 7.6 in | 4 |
| March | 45.0°F | 21.2°F | 33.1°F | 0.79 in | 7.5 in | 5 |
| April | 57.7°F | 31.7°F | 44.7°F | 1.71 in | 4.8 in | 7 |
| May | 69.1°F | 42.9°F | 56.0°F | 2.84 in | 0.7 in | 9 |
| June | 78.7°F | 52.8°F | 65.7°F | 3.03 in | — | 10 |
| July | 86.7°F | 58.6°F | 72.6°F | 2.75 in | — | 9 |
| August | 86.0°F | 56.6°F | 71.3°F | 2.11 in | — | 7 |
| September | 76.8°F | 47.3°F | 62.0°F | 1.48 in | — | 6 |
| October | 59.8°F | 34.6°F | 47.2°F | 1.54 in | 3.1 in | 6 |
| November | 43.5°F | 21.9°F | 32.7°F | 0.60 in | 5.2 in | 4 |
| December | 31.9°F | 12.3°F | 22.1°F | 0.41 in | 8.9 in | 4 |
Climate twins of Lemmon
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).