Pierpont, SD

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ANDOVER #2, SD US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Pierpont has an annual average temperature of 44.2°F with about 24 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 4.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.92 in) and January the driest (0.57 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
58.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,866
Cooling need
393

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

210 of 366 (57.4%) of Pierpont'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.

2000s
65
2010s
178
2020s
123

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 21.5°F 4.6°F 13.0°F 0.57 in
February 27.1°F 8.6°F 17.9°F 0.57 in
March 40.4°F 21.3°F 30.9°F 0.92 in
April 55.7°F 33.0°F 44.4°F 2.00 in
May 68.1°F 45.9°F 57.0°F 3.19 in
June 77.3°F 56.2°F 66.8°F 3.92 in
July 81.7°F 61.3°F 71.5°F 3.81 in
August 80.4°F 59.2°F 69.8°F 2.74 in
September 72.5°F 50.3°F 61.4°F 2.47 in
October 57.7°F 36.5°F 47.1°F 2.20 in
November 41.4°F 22.8°F 32.1°F 0.78 in
December 27.5°F 10.6°F 19.0°F 0.81 in

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