Oelrichs, SD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from OELRICHS, SD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Oelrichs has an annual average temperature of 47.6°F with about 17.8 inches of precipitation per year and 43.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.35 in) and January the driest (0.41 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →24 of 366 (6.6%) of Oelrichs'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.
| 1890s | 38 | |
| 1900s | 15 | |
| 1910s | 17 | |
| 1920s | 18 | |
| 1930s | 70 | |
| 1940s | 22 | |
| 1950s | 40 | |
| 1960s | 26 | |
| 1970s | 19 | |
| 1980s | 20 | |
| 1990s | 23 | |
| 2000s | 25 | |
| 2010s | 19 | |
| 2020s | 14 |
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 | 35.8°F | 12.9°F | 24.3°F | 0.41 in | 6.2 in | 3 |
| February | 39.7°F | 14.4°F | 27.1°F | 0.50 in | 7.3 in | 4 |
| March | 50.9°F | 22.7°F | 36.8°F | 1.02 in | 7.1 in | 5 |
| April | 59.5°F | 30.7°F | 45.1°F | 2.04 in | 5.3 in | 8 |
| May | 68.9°F | 41.4°F | 55.2°F | 3.25 in | 0.3 in | 10 |
| June | 79.9°F | 51.4°F | 65.6°F | 3.35 in | — | 9 |
| July | 88.9°F | 58.0°F | 73.5°F | 2.00 in | — | 7 |
| August | 88.2°F | 55.9°F | 72.0°F | 1.54 in | — | 6 |
| September | 78.9°F | 46.1°F | 62.5°F | 1.40 in | 0.2 in | 6 |
| October | 63.0°F | 33.1°F | 48.0°F | 1.35 in | 3.6 in | 6 |
| November | 48.4°F | 22.0°F | 35.2°F | 0.58 in | 5.5 in | 4 |
| December | 37.0°F | 13.8°F | 25.4°F | 0.41 in | 8.3 in | 4 |
Climate twins of Oelrichs
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