Philip, SD

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Philip has an annual average temperature of 47.6°F with about 16.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 10.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.96 in) and January the driest (0.43 in).

Annual swing
52.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,879
Cooling need
618

Best time to visit Philip

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

58 of 366 (15.8%) of Philip'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
5
1940s
38
1950s
40
1960s
42
1970s
36
1980s
30
1990s
34
2000s
54
2010s
52
2020s
35

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 34.1°F 10.2°F 22.1°F 0.43 in 5
February 37.8°F 12.6°F 25.2°F 0.47 in 5
March 48.9°F 22.1°F 35.5°F 0.89 in 6
April 59.2°F 32.0°F 45.6°F 1.71 in 9
May 70.0°F 43.3°F 56.6°F 2.96 in 11
June 81.0°F 53.7°F 67.4°F 2.90 in 11
July 89.5°F 60.4°F 75.0°F 1.83 in 8
August 88.5°F 58.0°F 73.2°F 1.48 in 8
September 79.0°F 47.6°F 63.3°F 1.23 in 6
October 62.9°F 33.8°F 48.3°F 1.45 in 6
November 48.1°F 21.6°F 34.9°F 0.49 in 4
December 36.3°F 12.2°F 24.2°F 0.44 in 5

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