Milbank, SD

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Milbank has an annual average temperature of 43°F with about 25.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 3.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.92 in) and February the driest (0.70 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
58.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,223
Cooling need
312

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Climate change signal

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249 of 366 (68%) of Milbank'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
1
2010s
206
2020s
159

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 20.9°F 3.5°F 12.2°F 0.71 in
February 25.6°F 6.7°F 16.1°F 0.70 in
March 37.8°F 19.0°F 28.4°F 1.18 in
April 53.8°F 31.8°F 42.8°F 2.41 in
May 67.0°F 44.5°F 55.8°F 2.89 in
June 76.9°F 56.2°F 66.6°F 3.92 in
July 81.0°F 60.2°F 70.6°F 3.80 in
August 79.1°F 57.3°F 68.2°F 3.21 in
September 71.8°F 48.0°F 59.9°F 2.60 in
October 57.9°F 34.7°F 46.3°F 2.31 in
November 40.8°F 21.9°F 31.3°F 0.93 in
December 26.5°F 9.7°F 18.1°F 0.77 in

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