Mount Vernon, SD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MITCHELL MUNI AP, SD US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Mount Vernon has an annual average temperature of 47.7°F with about 21.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 86.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 9.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.51 in) and February the driest (0.37 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
56.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,915
Cooling need
672

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

158 of 366 (43.2%) of Mount Vernon'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.

1990s
10
2000s
131
2010s
116
2020s
109

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 28.6°F 9.3°F 19.0°F 0.40 in 4
February 32.7°F 13.4°F 23.0°F 0.37 in 4
March 45.4°F 24.3°F 34.8°F 0.93 in 6
April 58.7°F 35.1°F 46.9°F 2.07 in 9
May 70.8°F 47.8°F 59.3°F 3.15 in 11
June 81.2°F 58.5°F 69.9°F 3.51 in 11
July 86.7°F 63.9°F 75.3°F 2.36 in 8
August 83.9°F 60.5°F 72.2°F 3.14 in 9
September 76.8°F 51.0°F 63.9°F 2.34 in 7
October 61.7°F 37.8°F 49.7°F 1.83 in 7
November 45.6°F 24.2°F 34.9°F 0.55 in 4
December 31.9°F 14.1°F 23.0°F 0.49 in 5

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