Plankinton, SD
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WHITE LAKE, SD US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Plankinton has an annual average temperature of 46.1°F with about 23.9 inches of precipitation per year and 37.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (3.72 in) and January the driest (0.47 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →25 of 366 (6.8%) of Plankinton'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 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 0 | |
| 1920s | 26 | |
| 1930s | 114 | |
| 1940s | 40 | |
| 1950s | 31 | |
| 1960s | 25 | |
| 1970s | 13 | |
| 1980s | 28 | |
| 1990s | 29 | |
| 2000s | 24 | |
| 2010s | 19 | |
| 2020s | 17 |
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 | 27.1°F | 8.2°F | 17.7°F | 0.47 in | 7.1 in | 3 |
| February | 32.0°F | 11.7°F | 21.8°F | 0.68 in | 8.4 in | 4 |
| March | 44.0°F | 21.7°F | 32.9°F | 1.01 in | 5.2 in | 4 |
| April | 57.0°F | 32.9°F | 44.9°F | 3.03 in | 5.4 in | 7 |
| May | 68.5°F | 46.0°F | 57.2°F | 3.72 in | — | 8 |
| June | 78.8°F | 57.1°F | 67.9°F | 3.63 in | — | 8 |
| July | 85.5°F | 62.3°F | 73.9°F | 2.99 in | — | 6 |
| August | 83.1°F | 59.5°F | 71.3°F | 2.58 in | — | 6 |
| September | 75.4°F | 50.2°F | 62.8°F | 2.58 in | — | 5 |
| October | 59.8°F | 36.1°F | 47.9°F | 1.87 in | 0.8 in | 5 |
| November | 44.1°F | 22.7°F | 33.4°F | 0.70 in | 3.7 in | 3 |
| December | 30.7°F | 12.6°F | 21.7°F | 0.62 in | 7.1 in | 3 |
Climate twins of Plankinton
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