Ortley, SD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SUMMIT 1 W, SD US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ortley has an annual average temperature of 42.6°F with about 25.7 inches of precipitation per year and 58.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 2.1°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.07 in) and January the driest (0.65 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
58.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,319
Cooling need
258

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

66 of 366 (18%) of Ortley'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.

1950s
16
1960s
47
1970s
45
1980s
74
1990s
46
2000s
42
2010s
50
2020s
46

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 20.7°F 2.1°F 11.4°F 0.65 in 10.2 in 6
February 25.7°F 6.1°F 15.9°F 0.69 in 12.4 in 6
March 38.7°F 18.4°F 28.5°F 1.03 in 8.8 in 6
April 54.6°F 30.3°F 42.5°F 2.34 in 7.8 in 8
May 68.2°F 42.8°F 55.5°F 3.16 in 0.1 in 11
June 77.1°F 53.5°F 65.3°F 3.95 in 11
July 81.9°F 58.1°F 70.0°F 4.07 in 9
August 80.4°F 56.3°F 68.3°F 2.97 in 9
September 73.0°F 47.9°F 60.5°F 2.77 in 8
October 57.5°F 34.4°F 45.9°F 2.51 in 2.0 in 8
November 39.8°F 20.7°F 30.3°F 0.90 in 5.4 in 5
December 25.7°F 8.6°F 17.2°F 0.66 in 11.9 in 7

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