Long Lake, SD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ABERDEEN 35 WNW, SD US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Long Lake has an annual average temperature of 41.9°F with about 19.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 80.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 3.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.30 in) and November the driest (0.45 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
57.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,535
Cooling need
219

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

253 of 366 (69.1%) of Long Lake'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.

2000s
25
2010s
187
2020s
154

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 20.8°F 3.5°F 12.2°F 0.50 in 7
February 24.3°F 6.5°F 15.4°F 0.52 in 6
March 37.8°F 17.8°F 27.8°F 1.40 in 8
April 53.4°F 30.8°F 42.1°F 1.65 in 9
May 66.2°F 42.7°F 54.4°F 2.92 in 10
June 74.6°F 53.3°F 63.9°F 3.30 in 12
July 80.8°F 58.3°F 69.5°F 2.96 in 10
August 79.4°F 56.3°F 67.8°F 2.06 in 8
September 71.0°F 47.1°F 59.1°F 2.00 in 8
October 54.9°F 33.3°F 44.1°F 1.57 in 8
November 38.5°F 20.2°F 29.3°F 0.45 in 5
December 25.3°F 9.2°F 17.2°F 0.55 in 7

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