Miller, SD

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

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Miller has an annual average temperature of 45.2°F with about 22.3 inches of precipitation per year and 43.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 7.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.86 in) and January the driest (0.42 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
56.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,587
Cooling need
447

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

15 of 366 (4.1%) of Miller'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
14
1910s
41
1920s
43
1930s
84
1940s
23
1950s
28
1960s
12
1970s
15
1980s
36
1990s
25
2000s
26
2010s
12
2020s
7

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 26.2°F 7.0°F 16.6°F 0.42 in 7.0 in 4
February 30.6°F 9.9°F 20.3°F 0.77 in 10.7 in 5
March 42.6°F 20.7°F 31.7°F 0.91 in 6.8 in 5
April 56.3°F 31.9°F 44.1°F 2.21 in 5.1 in 8
May 68.2°F 44.7°F 56.4°F 3.51 in 10
June 78.2°F 55.6°F 66.9°F 3.86 in 10
July 84.8°F 60.7°F 72.7°F 3.01 in 8
August 82.6°F 58.1°F 70.3°F 2.46 in 7
September 74.4°F 49.1°F 61.7°F 1.95 in 6
October 58.9°F 35.4°F 47.2°F 2.02 in 1.1 in 6
November 43.5°F 22.3°F 32.9°F 0.61 in 4.3 in 3
December 30.4°F 12.1°F 21.2°F 0.59 in 8.7 in 4

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