Pollock, SD

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

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Pollock has an annual average temperature of 44.3°F with about 17.8 inches of precipitation per year and 39 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 3.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.21 in) and January the driest (0.37 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
59.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,911
Cooling need
459

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

28 of 366 (7.7%) of Pollock'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
3
1910s
42
1920s
39
1930s
84
1940s
23
1950s
31
1960s
22
1970s
21
1980s
16
1990s
24
2000s
22
2010s
20
2020s
19

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 24.1°F 3.0°F 13.5°F 0.37 in 7.7 in 5
February 29.0°F 7.5°F 18.2°F 0.46 in 7.3 in 5
March 41.9°F 19.3°F 30.6°F 0.71 in 5.5 in 5
April 57.8°F 31.6°F 44.7°F 1.32 in 4.2 in 7
May 69.8°F 44.0°F 56.9°F 2.77 in 0.2 in 9
June 79.0°F 54.5°F 66.8°F 3.21 in 11
July 85.4°F 59.7°F 72.6°F 2.74 in 9
August 84.3°F 57.4°F 70.9°F 2.18 in 7
September 75.2°F 47.8°F 61.5°F 1.54 in 6
October 58.3°F 34.4°F 46.3°F 1.58 in 1.6 in 7
November 41.3°F 20.6°F 31.0°F 0.49 in 4.8 in 5
December 28.3°F 8.9°F 18.6°F 0.46 in 7.7 in 5

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