New Witten, SD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WINNER WILEY FLD, SD US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

New Witten has an annual average temperature of 50.2°F with about 19.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.72 in) and January the driest (0.21 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,168
Cooling need
834

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

152 of 366 (41.5%) of New Witten'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
24
2000s
124
2010s
120
2020s
98

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 34.8°F 14.5°F 24.6°F 0.21 in 3
February 38.8°F 17.0°F 27.9°F 0.30 in 4
March 49.8°F 26.4°F 38.1°F 0.84 in 6
April 60.1°F 36.0°F 48.0°F 2.11 in 9
May 70.8°F 47.1°F 59.0°F 3.39 in 12
June 81.7°F 58.0°F 69.8°F 3.72 in 12
July 89.6°F 64.3°F 77.0°F 2.36 in 9
August 87.4°F 62.3°F 74.9°F 2.53 in 9
September 79.2°F 53.0°F 66.1°F 1.81 in 7
October 63.8°F 39.3°F 51.5°F 1.48 in 8
November 49.0°F 26.6°F 37.8°F 0.44 in 4
December 37.4°F 17.7°F 27.5°F 0.26 in 3

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