McIntosh, SD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MC INTOSH 6 SE, SD US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

McIntosh has an annual average temperature of 45°F with about 17.3 inches of precipitation per year and 43.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 7.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.48 in) and January the driest (0.41 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
55.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,638
Cooling need
423

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

53 of 366 (14.5%) of McIntosh'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.

1910s
7
1920s
34
1930s
52
1940s
24
1950s
30
1960s
22
1970s
15
1980s
46
1990s
31
2000s
32
2010s
40
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 26.0°F 7.1°F 16.5°F 0.41 in 7.2 in 5
February 30.2°F 11.0°F 20.6°F 0.52 in 8.2 in 5
March 43.2°F 21.3°F 32.3°F 0.67 in 7.4 in 5
April 57.1°F 32.2°F 44.7°F 1.37 in 4.9 in 7
May 68.8°F 43.4°F 56.1°F 2.44 in 0.6 in 9
June 78.7°F 53.1°F 65.9°F 3.48 in 10
July 86.0°F 58.4°F 72.2°F 2.68 in 9
August 85.1°F 57.0°F 71.0°F 1.93 in 7
September 75.3°F 47.7°F 61.5°F 1.45 in 6
October 58.5°F 34.7°F 46.6°F 1.46 in 2.6 in 6
November 41.9°F 21.3°F 31.6°F 0.47 in 5.0 in 4
December 29.8°F 11.1°F 20.5°F 0.42 in 7.4 in 5

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