Lemmon, SD

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

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,380
Cooling need
438

Best time to visit Lemmon

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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

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